As tension mounts in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the takeover of a key city by Rwandan-backed rebels, leading to fears of a regional war with international impact, African leaders are ...

A constitutional crisis looms in Uganda where President Yoweri Museveni has slammed last week’s watershed judgment by Uganda’s highest court finding that courts martial had no jurisdiction over ...

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A Judicial Conduct Tribunal into sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is due to begin today. It marks the first time a judge has faced potential ...

Six years after its enactment, Nigeria’s Political Parties Act remains toothless, crippled by the absence of regulations, enabling politicians to evade accountability and transparency, reports The ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has acknowledged abuses by Kenya's security forces, in the wake of demonstrations against a recent wave of alleged kidnappings that have sparked outrage in the country, ...

President John Mahama has taken a significant step toward fulfilling his promise to implement the constitutional review process by establishing a Constitution Review Committee, reports GBC Ghana ...

This work examines the challenges rural women face in navigating SA's legal system. High litigation costs, travel distances and alien procedures hinder access to formal courts, while traditional ...

Mozambique President Daniel Chapo last week took the oath of office in front of a heavily guarded audience of dignitaries in Maputo following weeks of violent demonstrations over the fiercely disputed ...

As a result of what Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has called ‘a disintegrated marriage’, he has filed papers to institute divorce action against one of his wives. The papers filed in the High Court ...

The SA unit of Norton Rose Fulbright has launched a lawsuit against the government, seeking to overturn a newly implemented policy aimed at the transformation of the legal sector. A Business Day ...

Ahmed Kouchouk, Egypt’s Finance Minister, has announced that a simplified tax system designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs and professionals will soon be ...