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A Kenyan judge has ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies have been exhumed since last April from the Shakahola forest.…

On the first of two days of legal arguments at the International Court of Justice, South Africa's Justice Minister presented his country's case against Israel whom they accuse of genocide in its war in Gaza. Justice Minister Ronald…

Switzerland will try a former Gambian minister under ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh for crimes against humanity on Monday in a milestone case where a serial rape victim will testify after a multi-decade wait for justice. Former interior…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has withdrawn the illegal possession of firearms charge filed by the Government against the former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele. Justice Nicholas Oweibo made the order following an…

Four police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa's deputy president will be charged with assault and other offenses after being caught on video kicking and stomping on at least two men after they pulled their car…

A former all-powerful prime minister of Burundi, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, appeared in court, where he is accused of undermining national security and insulting the president, witnesses and a judicial source reported. “Everyone was…

Twenty-one people have been charged with manslaughter in the investigation into the sinking of a mini-ferry that killed 30 people and left seven missing a month ago in Gabon, the Libreville public prosecutor announced. On 9th March, the…

Moroccan authorities have charged eight suspected collaborators of French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier in a sexual abuse and trafficking case, lawyers for the complainants said. Bouthier, 76 and one of France's richest men, is being…

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Ennahdha party and one of the main opponents of President Kais Saied has appeared before the counter-terrorism court in Tunis. He was charged with incitement after allegedly referring to the police as…

Eight Croatians, four married couples accused of child trafficking in Zambia have been granted bail of about $1,000 each. A magistrate in the Ndola court, central Zambia, said Tuesday, that the suspects posed no flight risk as Zambian…