Uganda: Lawyers to appeal military court’s decision to try opposition leader Besigye for treachery
A military court in Uganda has ruled that a leading opposition figure can stand trial on the serious charge of treachery that is punishable by […]
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Congo Military Court Sentences 13 Soldiers to Death to Restore Discipline
A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 13 soldiers to death for charges ranging from murder to cowardice, in a verdict […]
Uganda: Opposition leader Kizza Besigye accused of endangering national security
Four days after his controversial arrest in Kenya and subsequent extradition, veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared before a military Court in Kampala on […]
Guinean PR promotes five military officers to the rank of general in the Armed Forces
The Guinean President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on Wednesday promoted five military officers to the rank of general in the Armed Forces, in a decision to […]
DRC: François Beya granted provisional release
The military justice of the Democratic Republic of Congo decided Tuesday to grant “provisional freedom” to François Beya, the “Mr. Security” of President Felix Tshisekedi […]
Sankara trial: 807.5 million CFA francs in damages for the guilty
The Military court in Ouagadougou on Tuesday sentenced former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and nine other defendants to pay more than 800 million CFA […]
Thomas Sankara assassination trial postponed to October 25
Just opened on Monday, the trial of the 1987 assassination of the “father of the Burkinabe revolution”, Thomas Sankara, then president of Burkina Faso, has […]
Assassination of Thomas Sankara Trial to begin in October
The Burkinabe justice system has set Monday, October 11, 2021 as the opening date for the trial of the assassination of former Burkina Faso president […]
Somalia executes 21 al-Shabab fighters
Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. They […]
Verdict against South Sudan soldiers ‘finally delivers justice’ – UN Mission
South Sudan government combatants have been convicted for murder and rape in the infamous Terrain Hotel raid in July 2016. “The finding of a military […]