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Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections; the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The former president has until 2nd April to appeal. The commission said at a media briefing that…

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A French court has handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity. The crimes were found to have happened between 1993 and 1994 during…

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed its deep gratitude to the Sierra Leonean government for allowing former President Ernest Bai Koroma to travel abroad for medical reasons. In a statement, ECOWAS praised…

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Ugandan authorities have currently detained Stephen Tarus, Kenya's former Assistant Minister for Internal Security, on charges of smuggling gold into the country using counterfeit documents. Arrested last week, Mr Tarus was brought…

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Former U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will join a South African delegation for this week's hearings at the International Court of Justice, where the country accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the war in…

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A Haitian judge has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 senior officials accused of government corruption, including many former presidents and prime ministers. The warrants, issued on Friday and leaked on social media over the…

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Chadian politician Succès Masra was named the first Prime minister under the nation's newly adopted 5th Republic Constitution. The announcement was read on national television on 1st January by minister Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo. "Through…

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The family of a South African held hostage in Libya and then Mali for more than six years thanked the Algerian authorities for their role in his release in mid-December. Gerco Van Deventer, 48, was freed on 17th December on the border…

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Ethiopian police have announced the arrest of a former minister accused of "collaborating" with Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels. Taye Dendea, former Minister Delegate for Peace, had posted on his Facebook account on Monday a letter…

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Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma has been placed under house supervision in what the opposition say is house arrest following the recent violence. Koroma was questioned on Monday 11th December for the third time by…