DRC: Former chief of staff of Félix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe, acquitted on appeal
Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of President Felix Tshisekedi who was sentenced in 2020 to 20 years hard labour for embezzling nearly $60 […]
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Repression and Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders in Algeria and Tindouf Camps
In a context of increasing repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Algerian security forces, hundreds of people have been arbitrarily arrested since the beginning of […]
Nigeria’s accountant-general arrested on corruption charges
Nigeria’s comptroller general of public finance has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a case of embezzlement of about 80 billion naira (€184 million) […]
Two more former Guinean ministers jailed for alleged embezzlement
Two former Guinean ministers were imprisoned and another placed under judicial supervision on Thursday in Conakry, for, among other things, “embezzlement of public funds and […]
Niger’s Minister of Communication jailed for alleged embezzlement
Niger’s Minister of Communication, Mahamadou Zada, was jailed on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a case of embezzlement of three billion CFA francs when […]
DRC: Vital Kamerhe’s conviction overturned by the Court of Cassation
The Court of Cassation of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday annulled the decision of the Court of Appeal which sentenced Vital Kamerhe, the […]
Fofana and three former Guinean Ministers jailed for “embezzlement
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Guinea’s prime minister until the 2021 military coup, and three former ministers of deposed President Alpha Conde were charged Wednesday with “embezzlement” […]
DRC: The managers of the company managing the ports and transport arrested
The hunt for the heads of public companies continues. Suspected of forgery, use of forgeries and attempted embezzlement, the managers of the Société commerciale des […]
DRC: Justice grants provisional freedom to Vital Kamerhe
The Court of Cassation decided on Monday to grant provisional freedom to Vital Kamerhe, former president of the National Assembly, convicted of embezzlement of public […]
The Constitutional Court of the DRC withdraws from the Matata Ponyo case
The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ruled on Monday in Kinshasa that it had no jurisdiction to try former Prime Minister […]