Tunisia: report reveals shaky legal ground for protest arrests
A report from Amnesty International released on June 16th reveals that the Tunisian government’s crackdown on opposition figures and peaceful...
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Tunisia: trials of opposition politicians continues
A Tunisian court has sentenced a prominent opponent to Tunisian President Kaid Saied, Abir Moussi, to two years in prison...
Lebanon arrests ex-economy minister over fraud
Authorities in Lebanon on June 11th apprehended the country’s ex-economy minister over charges of embezzlement, forgery and the misuse of...
Lebanon: Ex-economy minister arrested over embezzlement
Authorities in Lebanon on June 11th apprehended the country's ex-economy minister over charges of embezzlement, forgery and misusing funding from...
Cameroon President’s rival is freed from police stakeout
Police in Cameroon have ended a two-day stakeout at the home of Maurice Kamto, a former law professor and the...
Interpol issues red notice for Ofori-Atta in Ghana’s corruption case
Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former finance minister, has been placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list, accused of alleged public office abuse...
Turkish authorities continue crackdown on the country’s opposition
Five elected mayors have been suspended by Turkish authorities as the crackdown on the country's opposition continues. According to AP...
Survey reveals growing apathy among Moroccan voters
With the 2026 Moroccan general elections looming, a new Afrobarometer survey reveals an increasingly apathetic voter base that may lead...
Senegal’s anti-corruption crusade bags another ex-Minister
Senegal’s anti-corruption crusade is gaining momentum, with the country’s entrenched elites increasingly under fire. As President Bassirou Faye, makes good...
Former PM of DR Congo found guilty of corruption
Augustin Matata Ponyo, former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was sentenced to a decade's imprisonment on...
Mauritania’s former president jailed for corruption
Mauritania’s former president has been jailed for 15 years and fined three million dollars on charges of corruption. The move...
Libyan Health Minister detained over cancer drug scandal
Libya’s Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention of Health Minister Ali Al-Zanati, along with several other senior officials from the...
Spy Chief Disputes Netanyahu Dismissal
Israeli Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar has submitted a scathing affidavit to the Supreme Court. He claims Netanyahu tried to...
South Sudan: Vice President detained, collapsing 2018 peace deal
The Vice President of South Sudan has been detained, effectively collapsing the peace deal that put an end to the...
Turkey: Mayor of Istanbul arrested in government crackdown
The Mayor of Istanbul has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation as the Turkish government intensify their crackdown...
