Legal

Widow of a prominent Pakistani journalist has slammed a legal suit against the Kenyan government over an alleged “targeted assassination” of her husband, Arshad Sharif. Javeria Siddique filed a lawsuit in Nairobi on Wednesday for the...

By John Ikani A Kenyan man accused of practising law without proper qualifications has entered a plea of not guilty in court. Identified as Brian Mwenda Njagi on the charge sheet, he faced his arraignment in...

By John Ikani A Madagascar court has ordered a one-week delay in the island's November election. Incumbent President Andry Rajoelina has openly opposed the ruling. The High Constitutional Court, in a statement on its website, announced...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has joined the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in the investigation of Ghana's former minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Dapaah over alleged corruption. The joint prove borders on assets and...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in South Africa's Western Cape province have launched a search for six prisoners who escaped from the prison on the order of a magistrate court, inmates described as "dangerous". The prisoners, aged...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The sacked Governor of Burundi's Central Bank, Dieudonné Murengerantwari has been arrested on allegation of money laundering and misappropriation of public funds. President Évariste Ndayishimiye had on Sunday sacked the central bank governor...