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Guinea-Bissau Prosecutors seek 17-20 year sentences for drug trafficking defendants

December 6, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The Public Ministry of Guinea-Bissau has requested prison sentences ranging from 17 to 20 years for five individuals arrested at Bissau airport in connection with […]

São Tomé prison management sacked after escape of “dangerous inmates”

September 4, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

The São Toméan Government has dismissed the Director of Prison Services and Social Reintegration following the escape of “highly dangerous prisoners” in July 2024, according […]

Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in prison

February 26, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Exiled former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki has been ordered an eight-year prison term by a Tunisian court after being found guilty of seeking to “provoke […]

Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala is to be released from prison

January 31, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala will soon be released after more than a year and a half in a high-security prison in the capital, Harare, […]

Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after military barracks attacked

November 27, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

Sierra Leone’s government has given assurances that security forces have pushed back to the outskirts of Freetown those responsible for the armed clashes that have […]

Nigerian Islamic court imposes 10 lashes for cross-dressing

November 2, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

A Sharia court in northern Nigeria has sentenced eight men to ten lashes for cross-dressing, an act contrary to Islamic law, according to court documents. […]

Four Nigerians sentenced to between 9 and 18 years in prison for pimping in France

September 27, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

Firm prison sentences ranging from nine to 18 years were requested on Tuesday September 26 in France for four Nigerians on trial on appeal for […]

Two months in prison for Somali journalist accused of threatening national security

February 14, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

A Somali court on Monday sentenced a freelance journalist to two months in prison on charges of threatening national security, according to a media association, […]

Corruption in Mozambique: Eleven people close to the government sentenced to prison

December 8, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Eleven people close to Mozambique’s government, including the son of a former president, were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms in the massive “hidden debt” corruption […]

Nigeria: “The First Lady withdrew her complaint” against a student

December 5, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

The National Association of Nigerian Students had called for nationwide protests starting Dec 5. The wife of the Nigerian president has withdrawn her defamation complaint […]

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