Algeria Moves to Restore the Death Penalty for Setting Forests Alight
Algeria death penalty for deliberate forest fires: Tebboune has given the justice minister until 15 September to amend the penal...
September 1, 2026Topic
Rule of Law
Zambia Charges Its Election Runner-Up With Treason
A Zambia treason charge now faces Brian Mundubile and 17 others, days before Hakainde Hichilema's inauguration and after the courts...
September 1, 2026
Somalia’s Top Court Threw Out Galmudug’s First Direct Vote
Somalia’s Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election on 24 August 2026, voiding a July vote that was the state’s...
August 25, 2026
Nigerian Court Voids Lawmakers’ US$47M Compensation Order Against Seplat
A Federal High Court voided a N72.6bn ($47.2m) legislative compensation order against Seplat Energy, ruling that Nigeria’s parliament cannot award…
July 29, 2026
Brazil’s Moraes Bars All Visits to Jair Bolsonaro for 30 Days
Justice Moraes imposes a 30-day Bolsonaro visit ban, blocking 185 recorded visits and a planned meeting with Argentina's Milei during...
July 18, 2026
Nicaragua Is Erasing Lawyers From Its Official Register. The Court Won’t Say Why
Nicaragua lawyers say 2,000 attorneys vanished from the Supreme Court register overnight—no notice, no hearing, no explanation from Ortega's government.
July 10, 2026
Tunisia Jails Rights Activist Bensedrine for 25 Years
A Tunis court jailed Tunisia rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, 75, for 25 years, drawing EU condemnation and fresh warnings over...
July 7, 2026
Courts and Central Banks Made the Week’s Biggest Calls, Not Voters
On one Tuesday, courts, central banks and statisticians handed down verdicts across four continents, exposing how modern states now govern...
July 1, 2026
Power Meets the Law: Africa’s Governance Ledger
A split-screen week in Africa: a former Nigerian oil minister was cleared in London while Zimbabwe's parliament voted to extend...
June 19, 2026