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Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, Kenya, File. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

Humphrey Malalo 11 Nov 2022

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh, who is also a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), smiles during a rally in Banjul, Gambia, 29 November 2016. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh

Pap Saine 26 May 2022

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

LexisNexis 11 Feb 2022

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, walks in handcuffs to a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda 17 February 2021. Reuters/Clement Uwiringiyimana/File Photo

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for convicted 'Hotel Rwanda' hero

24 Jan 2022

Image source: © Hennadii Huchek –

Niger police seize more than 200kg of cocaine from mayor's truck

David Lewis, Boureima Balima and Cooper Inveen 4 Jan 2022

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tarek Amara 23 Dec 2021

South Africa needs to tighten controls on substandard and counterfeit medicines. Here's how

David R. Katerere 25 Nov 2021

Nicholas Mwendwa, President of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), reacts as he displays his handcuffs at the dock after arriving at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya 15 November 2021. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya's top football official granted bail amid corruption investigation

Ayenat Mersie 16 Nov 2021

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

7 Jun 2021

The separation of powers is critical for good governance. Yellow Dog Productions/The Image Bank

South Sudan's chief justice is overstepping his bounds: why it matters for the rule of law

Mark Deng 13 May 2021

The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock

Choosing Lesotho's judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms

Hoolo 'Nyane 12 May 2021

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Jackie Rhodes & Kamal Patel, Juta and Company 13 Apr 2021

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Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, Kenya, File. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

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Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh, who is also a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), smiles during a rally in Banjul, Gambia, 29 November 2016. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh

Pap Saine 26 May 2022

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

LexisNexis 11 Feb 2022

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, walks in handcuffs to a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda 17 February 2021. Reuters/Clement Uwiringiyimana/File Photo

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for convicted 'Hotel Rwanda' hero

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Image source: © Hennadii Huchek –

Niger police seize more than 200kg of cocaine from mayor's truck

David Lewis, Boureima Balima and Cooper Inveen 4 Jan 2022

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to prison in absentia

Tarek Amara 23 Dec 2021

South Africa needs to tighten controls on substandard and counterfeit medicines. Here's how

David R. Katerere 25 Nov 2021

Nicholas Mwendwa, President of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), reacts as he displays his handcuffs at the dock after arriving at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya 15 November 2021. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya's top football official granted bail amid corruption investigation

Ayenat Mersie 16 Nov 2021

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

7 Jun 2021

The separation of powers is critical for good governance. Yellow Dog Productions/The Image Bank

South Sudan's chief justice is overstepping his bounds: why it matters for the rule of law

Mark Deng 13 May 2021

The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock

Choosing Lesotho's judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms

Hoolo 'Nyane 12 May 2021

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Jackie Rhodes & Kamal Patel, Juta and Company 13 Apr 2021

Bushiri extradition request served on Malawi authorities

Bushiri extradition request served on Malawi authorities

7 Dec 2020

Government investigating Bushiris' escape

Government investigating Bushiris' escape

23 Nov 2020

Extradition process begins for Bushiris

Extradition process begins for Bushiris

16 Nov 2020

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How South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe measure up on child offenders

Rongedzayi Fambasayi & Admark Moyo 13 Aug 2020

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Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo attends a confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. EPA/Michael Kooren

Flirting with fire: African leaders and international law

Marco Bocchese 16 Jul 2019

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Pine Pienaar 15 Jan 2019

#EntrepreneurMonth: Easy access to criminal records, identity verifications

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Evan-Lee Courie 12 Nov 2018

26% of alcohol consumed globally is illicit

26% of alcohol consumed globally is illicit

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A supporter of Uhuru Kenyatta after the Kenyan president’s ICC charges were dropped in December, 2014. Daniel Irungu/EPA

Transitional justice: lessons from Kenya on what works, and what doesn't

Gabrielle Lynch 27 Aug 2018

British American Tobacco facing Africa fraud probe

British American Tobacco facing Africa fraud probe

3 Aug 2017

Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

8 Aug 2016

Criminal libel has no place in law books

Criminal libel has no place in law books

Anton Harber 20 Mar 2015

Al Jazeera slams trial delay

Al Jazeera slams trial delay

10 Mar 2015

Burundi set to ease media restrictions

Burundi set to ease media restrictions

9 Mar 2015

Media leak: Africans who have stashed their money in HSBC Switzerland

Media leak: Africans who have stashed their money in HSBC Switzerland

18 Feb 2015

Ethiopia clamps down on independent media

Ethiopia clamps down on independent media

23 Jan 2015

World's press condemns attack against Charlie Hebdo

World's press condemns attack against Charlie Hebdo

8 Jan 2015

Egypt court to hear jailed Jazeera reporters' appeal

Egypt court to hear jailed Jazeera reporters' appeal

31 Dec 2014

Australian journalist marks a year in Egyptian jail

Australian journalist marks a year in Egyptian jail

29 Dec 2014

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

5 Nov 2014

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Media freedom requires commitment to truth

Pallo Jordan 5 Jul 2014