Mali: Forsat commander Oumar Samaké locked up again
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 […]
Prison
Jacob Zuma’s conditional release on health grounds
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
“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
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
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
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
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 […]
Senegal: Hissène Habré remains in prison as court rejects his request
The new request for leave filed by the defense of Hissène Habré on March 29 was denied on Sunday, April 18. The former Chadian president […]
The appeal of the singer Koffi Olomidé in France postponed again
The appeal of Koffi Olomidé has again been postponed for six months in France. The king of Congolese rumba was to be retried on appeal […]
South Africa: Two years in prison demanded for the former President Jacob Zuma
The noose is tightening around former president Jacob Zuma, who is mired in cases of embezzlement. On Monday, the commission charged with investigating corruption under […]