Ivory Coast probes rape claims against security forces
Abidjan – Ivory Coast is probing claims its security forces raped five women during a crackdown on illegal gold mining... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Nigeria security forces ‘killed’ #EndSARS protesters, says report
Lagos – A preliminary report by a commission probing the deaths of Nigerian protesters last year has found the... Read more
17 Nov, 2021
Lagos panel on protest crackdown submits report
Lagos – A judicial panel probing a bloody crackdown on protesters against police brutality last year in Nigeria’s economic hub... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Kenya police convicted over death of British aristocrat’s son
Mombasa – A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced four police officers to prison for manslaughter over the death of... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Still no justice for survivors from Nigeria crackdown, says rights body
Abuja – One year after Nigerian security forces violently suppressed protests in Lagos, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Body found matching description of US missing YouTuber, Gabrielle Petito
Washington – US law enforcement said on Sunday a body found in a US national forest in Wyoming, where... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Tanzania opens probe into rape allegations against police
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian police said on Friday they were investigating allegations that some of their own officers raped... Read more
4 Sep, 2021
Six Kenyan police charged over brothers’ death in custody
Nairobi – Six Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder over the deaths in custody of two... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Tanzania pays tribute to police officers, guard slain by gunman
Dar es Salaam – Dozens of police officers, politicians and Tanzanian citizens gathered on Friday to pay tribute to... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
Police probe death of 20 bodies near vacant mines in SA
South African police say they have opened inquest dockets after 20 unidentified bodies were found in the gold mining... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
