Former child soldier in the dock at the ICC
A Former Lord’s Resistance Army leader’s appeared in the dock at the International Criminal Court in the Hague charged with war crimes including rape and murder. Dominic Ongwen, who was abducted any became a child soldier before rising through the ranks of the Ugandan militia , says he’s a victim not a perpetrator . Dominic […]
Nigeria looks further afield for the warplanes the West won’t sell it
Nigeria’s buying warplanes and helicopters from Russia, China and Pakistan. This follows the refusal of the United States and other Western powers to sell weapons to the cash-strapped state to fight Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram. The Western arms boycott against Nigeria is based on concerns of human rights abuses by the Abuja government. Air […]
Gambian opposition leader released after being jailed for peaceful protest
Gambian opposition leader Ousainou Darboe has been released from prison, having been jailed since April by outgoing president Yayha Jammeh for mounting a protests. 18 of his colleagues were released with him. Officially Ousainou Darboe is on bail pending the appeal against his three-year prison term for mounting a peaceful protest. So he might still […]