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A court in Senegal sentenced two lawmakers on Monday to six months in jail for assaulting a pregnant colleague on 1st December during an acrimonious parliamentary session that degenerated into a full-blown brawl. The men, Amadou Niang and…

Prosecutors in the Comoros have sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason. Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the…

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said it has removed R&B singer R. Kelly’s channels from its video platform, distancing itself from the singer who was convicted of sex trafficking last month. R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury in September…