Children of Niger’s Detained President Plead for His Release
Elected in 2021, Bazoum, 65, has never resigned and with his wife Hadiza, 57, has been confined to a wing of the presidential palace where the junta leader behind his ouster also resides.
Category: Crime & Justice
Sudan Army Chief Calls on Trump to End Country’s War
Trump took an interest in the war for the first time last week, vowing he would end it after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman urged him to get involved.
Burkina Faso General’s Abducted Daughter Freed
General Djibril Bassole’s daughter Yasmine, who was kidnapped in the capital along with her brother and a cousin in September 2024, was freed Monday night by masked men, family and friends told AFP.
Nigerian Police say 10 people Kidnapped in Country’s West
The state police commissioner said the attackers were herders who had “shot sporadically” during the Monday night raid on the village of Isapa, which neighbours another village where 35 people were kidnapped just a week before.
Rais Samia Ashtakiwa katika Mahakama ya Kimataifa ya Uhalifu kwa Madai ya Uhalifu Dhidi ya Ubinadamu
Mwasilishaji wa ombi hilo, wakili Juan Carlos Gutierrez, anayewakilisha waathiriwa, anadai kwamba Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan, kama Amiri Jeshi Mkuu, anabeba jukumu la mwisho kwa madai hayo, akisema aliidhinisha moja kwa moja matumizi ya nguvu dhidi ya raia.
BBC ‘Determined to Fight’ Trump Defamation Case: Chairman
The BBC apologised last week for giving the impression in a documentary that Trump had directly urged “violent action” just before the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021.
Bangladesh Ex-PM Sentenced to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial about whether she ordered a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising that ousted her.
Kesi Ya Lissu Yaahirishwa Kwa Muda Usiojulikana
Wakili Mkuu wa Serikali Nassoro Katuga, ulieleza kwamba mapingamizi yaliyotolewa na mshtakiwa yanahitaji muda zaidi kujibiwa kwa kina, kwani yanagusa vifungu kadhaa vya sheria za ndani na za kimataifa.
S.Africa Ex-president Zuma’s Daughter Pleads Not Guilty to Inciting Riots
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, 43, is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence via social media after her father was sent to prison in July 2021 for refusing to testify in corruption proceedings against him.
Killing of Tanzania Protesters ‘A Disgrace Before God’: Archbishop
“Our country has lost its dignity because of what transpired during the week of the general election,” said Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, leading the service.
