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Governance, Legal

Niger frees journalist jailed 2 years for threatening state security

Governance, Legal

Jakarta Police, Customs foil mercury export to Burkina Faso

Governance, Legal

Guinea ex-magistrate sentenced to seven years in prison

Governance, Legal

Gambia to use $2.5M from US to compensate ex-dictator’s victims

Governance, Legal

Burkina Faso junta reinstates death penalty

Governance, Legal

Pro-junta Malian activist charged with undermining state

Governance, Legal

Niger lawyer jailed over social media post about army

Governance, Legal

Five Nigerians in court over anti-Tinubu T-shirts

Governance, Legal

Senegal lays first charges over political unrest despite amnesty law

Governance, Legal

Notorious death squad leader court martialed in Gambia

Governance, Legal

US sending $2.5M to Gambia from sale of former Jammeh mansion

Governance, Legal

Sierra Leone ex-president returns after treason case dropped

Governance, Legal

Guinea Bissau validates vote approving constitutional overhaul

Governance, Legal

French filmmaker and fixer provisionally released in Togo

Governance, Legal

Guinea Bissau votes ‘yes’ in referendum for new constitution

Governance, Legal

French filmmaker detained in Togo released to hospital

Governance, Legal

Benin cyberactivist freed after serving 2-year sentence

Governance, Legal

Nigeria to decriminalize suicide attempts

Governance, Legal

Guinea teacher jailed for one month for insulting imam

Governance, Legal

Two French nationals held in Togo

Governance, Legal

Mali grants presidential pardon to jailed French official

Governance, Legal

Senegalese influencers given jail for anti-president comments

Governance, Legal

Ghana backs extending presidential term, lowering age limit

Governance, Legal

Burkina fines French broadcaster again over free access to state TV

Governance, Legal

Guinean ex-minister gets jail in absentia for corruption

Governance, Legal

Guinea Bissau top court frees four accused in coup attempt

Governance, Legal

Mali ex-intelligence chief sentenced to 15 years in prison

Governance, Legal

Nigerian court dismisses suit challenging Shell’s divestment

Governance, Legal

Treason charges dropped against S. Leone ex-president

Governance, Legal

Nigeria probes big tech, AI firms for unlawful media content use

Governance, Legal

Ivory Coast opposition cyber-activist released from jail

Governance, Legal

Ex-Guinea PM’s prison sentence reduced on appeal

Governance, Legal

West African deportees sue over US third-country expulsions to Ghana

Governance, Legal

Niger hands in formal request to quit ICC

Governance, Legal

Senegal court declines challenge of ousted PM’s return to parliament

Governance, Legal

Nigeria court orders opposition ADC barred after government-backed suit

Governance, Legal

Burkina junta suspends nearly 1,200 NGOs in two months

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