May 19, 2013
News in 'Law' section
Nigeria ex-EFCC chief, top lawmaker indicted for alleged graft
May 11, 2012Two top figures in Nigeria are being indicted for allegedly being involved in corrupt activities running into tens of millions of Naira.
Guinea opposition, gov't on collision course over polls delay
May 9, 2012The Cellou Dalein Diallo-led opposition in Guinea and the government of President Alpha Conde may be set for a collision course.
The opposition coalition has announced that it will stage regular street demonstrations, starting this Thursday.
Nigeria: Lawmakers divided, as striking doctors file law suit
May 9, 2012The medical doctors’ strike in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos has created lots of controversy across the country.
Liberian lawmakers say current oil deals breach law
May 9, 2012Liberia’s House of Representatives has unanimously voted for the re-negotiation of all of the country’s oil contracts.
Senegal President Sall declares assets but value not stated
May 9, 2012Just over one month after taking office, Senegal’s President Macky Sall has declared his assets.
Declaration of assets by Senegal’s leaders is a requirement contained in the country’s constitution.
10m register to vote in Ghana, as biometric registration ends
May 7, 2012It is all over. Ghana’s biometric voter registration for December’s presidential and parliamentary elections came to a close on Sunday across the country, after months of wrangling over the newly introduced process.
‘Sirleaf, others were Taylor’s accomplices’—Prof Ndongo
May 5, 2012The former head of the West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Prof Oumar Ndongo has said former Liberian President Charles Taylor is likely to receive a lighter sentence, because many of his alleged accomplices were not called for trial, stressing the need for “equity” in international justice.
Prosecutors tell court Taylor deserves 80 years in jail
May 4, 2012Prosecutors in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor are calling for a prison sentence of 80 years, after his war crimes conviction in The Hague last week.
The prosecutors told the UN backed Sierra Special Court the "extreme magnitude" of the crimes he committed warranted the long-term sentence.
Taylor’s conviction “isn’t the end”—says US envoy Rapp
May 2, 2012By Frank Sainworla,Jr/WADR News
The head of the US State Department’s office of global criminal justice, Ambassador Stephen Rapp has said the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity “isn’t the end” of efforts to pursue perpetrators of atrocities.
Bitter-sweet Workers Day celebrations in West Africa
May 2, 2012Celebrations of the 2012 annual May Day or International Workers Day took place on Tuesday in countries across the sub-region, against the backdrop of a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) of a huge increase in joblessness amid the global economic crisis.
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