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A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael was charged in a Zimbabwean court, after police raided the compound where he led a religious sect and found more than 250 children being kept away from school and used as cheap labour. Police also…

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The ECOWAS Court has dismissed, multiple claims brought by the human rights organization Collectif Cri de Coeur pour le Mali against the government of Mali.  The case, premised on allegations of human rights violations during a conflict,…

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The ECOWAS Court of Justice has recorded yet another milestone in the number of decisions delivered in 2023. According to statistics from the Community Court’s Registry Department indicate that 64 Decisions comprising 59 Judgments and 5…

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Senegalese Supreme Court has rejected opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's appeal against a libel conviction, potentially ending his hopes of competing in next month's presidential election. The 49-year-old has been battling a series of court…

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An opposition candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed a petition before the Constitutional Court against the victory of Félix Tshisekedi's in the country's presidential election. According to provisional figures…

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Chadian Supreme Court has definitively validated the results of the referendum for a new constitution organized by the military junta that has been in power for the past two and a half years, a key step intended to pave the way for…

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ECOWAS Court to collaborate with Ghana’s judiciary and other national judicial institutions in the region to strengthen the rule of law and protection of human rights in West Africa In press release by the Community Court of Justice, the…

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Senegal's supreme court has confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence in 2011. However, Barthelemy Dias, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, will…

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A court in Ivory Coast has suspended an elective congress of the country's main opposition party in which the former chief executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, is among the contenders for the presidency. The court of first instance…

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The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on Friday ordered the "immediate" release of Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's president who has been held captive since the coup that overthrew him on 26th July, and that…