Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A court in South Africa on Friday convicted a woman for kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter, a case that largely horrified the country. Kelly Smith initially curried sympathy when her daughter went...

Major human rights groups are again urging full probes into the fatal shootings of protesters by Kenya security officers during June protests over higher taxes. The fresh appeal comes after a BBC Africa Eye documentary that...

A Federal High Court judge has authorised the immediate arrest of six individuals tied to an alleged cryptocurrency investment scheme that reportedly defrauded victims of more than $1 billion. Presiding Justice Emeka Nwite issued the detention...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has suspended the country’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, with immediate effect, setting up a probe in response to three petitions filed against her, a statement...

A Tunisian court has sent politicians, lawyers and business people to prison for many years. They were found guilty of planning against the government and terrorism. The case has caused anger as many believe it was...

By Lucy Adautin The Ugandan government is preparing to introduce a law that would allow military tribunals to prosecute civilians for certain offences, despite a previous Supreme Court ruling banning such practices. Human rights activists and...