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Why Ex-Malian PM was charged

Saad Huzaifa August 3, 2025

Mali A former prime minister of Mali has been charged with “undermining the credibility of the state” following a social media post about his visits to political prisoners, according to a prosecutor. Moussa Mara held the post of prime minister for a brief eight months from 2014 until 2015. He

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Mali’s former PM Mara questioned in court 

Andrew Mbeki August 1, 2025

Mali Mali’s former prime minister Moussa Mara faced another day of questioning on Thursday over a message he posted on social media last month.   Media reports say that Mara was summoned to appear before a court specialised in cybercrime, two weeks after an interrogation by the country’s Judicial Investigation Brigade.   Mara, who resigned his […]

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Tackle climate change now UN court says

Kristi Lucas July 23, 2025

United Nations The United Nation’s top court says failing to protect the planet from climate change could violate international law.   Nations failing to tackle climate change could violate international law, the United Nations’ top court said on Wednesday, and the consequences could be expensive.   In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of

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GBH: US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty

Oakley Mason June 20, 2025

USA Singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The US R&B star was arrested at a hotel in Manchester by Metropolitan Police detectives last month, after the singer flew to the city by private jet in preparation […]

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Nigerian Court sentences TikToker to one year in prison over video

Saad Huzaifa June 20, 2025

Nigeria A magistrate court in Nigeria’s northwest Kano State presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21, has sentenced popular TikTok content creator, Abubakar Usman Kilina, to one year in prison. The court also gave him the option of paying a fine of ₦100,000, in addition to a compensation fee of ₦30,000 […]

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Hotel Attack: Kenya court sentences two to jail

Saad Huzaifa June 19, 2025

Kenya A court in Kenya on Thursday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding al-Shabaab militants in a 2019 attack on a Nairobi luxury hotel complex. In January that year, gunmen shot their way into the Dusit hotel and office complex, killing 21 people in a siege that lasted 19 hours. All five […]