https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/549.html Africa Criminal Law news 15 Criminal Law news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/549.html en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:23:34 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigeria-supreme-court-allows-late-appeal-in-kano-blasphemy-case-287377a Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday granted lawyers representing Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a musician sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy, permission to file an appeal outside the legally prescribed timeframe. 1-261780 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/3-west-african-countries-announce-exit-from-international-criminal-court-621771a The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as "a tool of neocolonial repression". 1-261721 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-zambian-minister-the-mysterious-businesswoman-and-illegal-mining-621341a Illegal mining is rife at Sensele Mine in Zambia. Many lives have been claimed. For example, over 30 people died in a mudslide in December 2023. Sensele Enterprises and Zambia’s government appear to lay the blame for the continuation of illegal mining at each other’s doors. Questions have been raised about the relationship between Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industries Chipoka Mulenga and a businessperson who is known as “Laila”, and the latter’s role in the mine. 1-261341 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/uganda-plans-law-to-allow-military-prosecution-of-civilians-251227a The Ugandan government intends to introduce a law to allow military tribunals to try civilians for certain offences even after the practice was banned by the Supreme Court. 1-257110 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-mauritius-central-bank-governor-charged-with-fraud-released-on-bail-369528a Harvesh Seegolam, the former central bank governor of Mauritius, was charged with fraud on Thursday and released on bail, his lawyer said, a day after he was arrested alongside the former finance minister over alleged theft from a state company. 1-256873 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mauritius-former-central-bank-governor-released-on-bail-697521a The former governor of Mauritius' central bank has been released on bail after he was detained and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. 1-254461 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigerian-court-orders-release-of-binance-executive-after-charges-dropped-252407a A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan after the government dropped money laundering charges against him to allow him to get medical treatment abroad. 1-252840 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/morocco-pardons-nearly-5000-cannabis-farming-convicts-691921a Morocco's king has pardoned nearly 5,000 people convicted or wanted on charges linked to illegal cannabis cultivation, the justice ministry said in a statement on Monday. 1-251061 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/detained-binance-executive-in-court-on-nigerian-tax-money-laundering-charges-908664a One of the two executives from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, detained in Nigeria appeared in an Abuja court on Thursday, 4 April, to face tax evasion and money laundering charges. 1-247354 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.zw/article/zimbabwe-scraps-colonial-era-death-penalty-law-789952a Zimbabwe's cabinet on Tuesday agreed to abolish the death penalty following months of debate in parliament, choosing instead to impose lengthy prison sentences for the worst offences. 1-245842 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Criminal Law Africa