Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A group of 12 deportees from the United States on Thursday landed in Uganda, the Uganda Law ​Society confirmed, marking the first transfer under a deal with Donald Trump, which designates the East...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has assented to a law doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison as clampdown continues in the country's...

Congo's Constitutional Court Affirms Sassou N'Guesso's Fifth Term with 94.9% Vote By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Constitutional Court in the Republic of Congo on Saturday affirmed the election of President Denis Sassou-N'Guesso as the country's President, giving...

Belgian Ex-Diplomat Etienne Davignon Appeals Trial Order Over Patrice Lumumba's Assassination By Enyichukwu Enemanna A former top Belgian diplomat, Etienne Davignon, has filed an appeal, challenging a court decision ordering him to stand trial over the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A South African court has summoned the head of the country's police force, General Fannie Masemola, to appear in connection with a $21 million (£15.5m) health contract that is now under criminal investigation....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A California court has awarded $19.25 million in damages against actor Bill Cosby over allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in the early 1970s. Background of the Case The lawsuit...