The conviction of Ousman Sonko, once Gambia’s most powerful state official, for crimes under the regime of exiled former President Yahya Jammeh, is seen as a major step on the long road to justice for Jammeh’s victims.
The conviction of Ousman Sonko, once Gambia’s most powerful state official, for crimes under the regime of exiled former President Yahya Jammeh, is seen as a major step on the long road to justice for Jammeh’s victims.
Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced former Interior minister Ousman Sonko to 20 years in jail for crimes against humanity committed between 2000 and 2016 during his time as the head of theSenegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s first international guest … Paul Kagame During his 11-13 May trip to Dakar, the Rwandan president met with his new Senegalese counterpart and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.Nigeria’s nine-year-old cybercrime law was amended this year to remove sections that restrict freedom of expression, but law enforcement agencies cont...As African Transition Mission in Somalia peacekeepers prepare to leave Somalia by the end of 2024, questions over funding, training local sold...
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