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Burundi: Dozens killed and injured in prison fire in the capital

December 8, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Thirty-eight people were killed and 69 seriously injured in a fire that ravaged the central prison in the capital Gitega on Tuesday morning, Vice President […]

Mali: Forsat commander Oumar Samaké locked up again

September 7, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

This time, Mr. Samaké was placed under arrest at Camp 1 of the gendarmerie. Charged on Friday with murder, aggravated assault and battery, and fatal […]

Jacob Zuma’s conditional release on health grounds

September 6, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been placed on parole for health reasons, the Department of Corrections announced Sunday. Last month, prison officials said […]

Journalist Raymond Malonga freed after six months in detention in Brazzaville

August 12, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

“I am relieved to leave prison. But I am sick because I suffer from high blood pressure,” said Raymond Malonga, a journalist critical of President […]

Guinea: Opposition leader Abdoulaye Bah (UFDG-Kindia) sent back to prison

August 11, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The prison administration accuses the opponent of having violated “the terms and conditions” of his parole for health reasons. Freedom was short-lived for Abdoulaye Bah. […]

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara received his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo

July 28, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

A hug and smiles: Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara received his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday in an atmosphere of reconciliation, for their first meeting since […]

Guinea: The journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo regains freedom

May 20, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

It is a relief for the journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo who regains his freedom after nearly three months of detention in the civil prison of […]

Togo: Twenty-four months in prison for former minister and opposition leader Djimon Oré

May 20, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Arrested on April 29 at his home, the former minister, former deputy and leader of ‘‘Front des Patriotes pour la Démocratie’’ party, Djimon Oré, was […]