A military court in Yaoundé, Cameroon has sentenced three soldiers to prison terms after finding them guilty of involvement in the killing of 21 civilians during unrest in the country’s English-speaking northwest in February 2020, victims’ lawyers confirmed on Friday. Background of the Case The violence, which occurred in the…
Domingos Simões Pereira, the prominent opposition leader of Guinea-Bissau, appeared before a military tribunal on Friday to address allegations linking him to multiple coup attempts. His supporters and legal team have strongly rejected the claims, describing them as politically motivated. Background on Pereira and the PAIGC Pereira heads the African…
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason and related charges, sentencing him to death in absentia. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, follows accusations that Kabila collaborated with Rwanda and the M23 rebel group, which seized key eastern cities in…