Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities on Monday commenced the trial of South Sudan's suspended First Vice President Riek Machar in connection with allegations of treason. Riek who appeared in court on Monday under tight security in the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Police have taken into custody four TikTokers for allegedly insulting Somalia's President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a dance video posted on the popular social media platform. The police in a statement on Tuesday...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Zambia court has sentenced two men to two years in prison over their roles in an attempt to kill the country's President, Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft. "It is my considered view that...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Constitutional Court in South Africa has ruled that husbands are at liberty to take up their wives’ surnames, advancing the campaign for gender equality. The Constitutional Court affirms a ruling of the Free...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ghana's President John Mahama has confirmed that the gold-rich country is willing to accept West African nationals deported from the United States, and that 14 persons have already arrived. Mahama who addressed reporters...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Chinese nationals accused of smuggling Malawians to South Africa and subjecting them to forced labour have been convicted and slammed 20-year prison terms each. The seven convicts, comprising four men and three women...