Africa

As Tunisia’s judiciary hands down multi-year sentences to former ministers, those convicted are labeling the anti-corruption...

Emails released by the U.S. Justice Department trace a years-long friendship between Jeffrey Epstein and Karim Wade — the...

Authorities seized at least 20 properties in Nigeria after former pension fund official Abdulrasheed Maina was convicted of...

Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke stands trial in London over alleged bribes tied to oil and gas...

Human rights groups say Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers are silencing dissent through arrests, violence and intimidation...

Mohamed Ould Ghadda, President of NGO the Organization for Inclusive Transparency, was arrested at his home just before...

In 2021, Abdelhakim Baayo made headlines for becoming the first person to register to run in Libyan presidential elections....

Pangolins have the regrettable distinction of being the world’s most trafficked mammals. But the recent conviction of a man...

Rights groups warn of deepening repression as Tunisian authorities continue detaining government critics and human rights...

The wife and son of ousted President Ali Bongo were sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison after a Gabonese court found...