Editor, Abdoulaye Tiémogo, of the Niger Satiric Newspaper “Le Canard Déchaîné” Sentenced to 3 Months’ Imprisonment

Niger journalist, Abdoulaye Tiémogo, editor of the satiric newspaper “Le Canard Déchaîné” has been sentenced to 3 months’ imprisonment by a court in Niamey for “discredit on a justice decision.” The accusation refers to the denunciation...

Liberian Government Puts Number of Prison Escapees At 200

The Liberian government has put the number of prisoners who escaped from the Monrovia Central Prison at two hundred. Initial reports put the number of prisoners who escaped following the jail break to 135.

Liberian Justice Minister Dismisses Court Ruling As ’disappointing’

Liberia’s Minister of Justice Philip Banks has on Tuesday condemned as ‘disappointing’ the verdict of the Criminal Court ‘A’ in the treason case in which the accused persons; Charles Julu and Andrew Dorbor were set free.

Sierra Leone Police to Charge Journalist for ‘ridiculing the President’

Sierra Leone police maintain that the publisher of the daily Awareness Times, who was arrested and later released this week for publishing a caricature of the president with horns on his head, will still be charged.

Italy: Democratic Standstill

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will emerge from talks on Tuesday with the country’s two largest political parties and announce plans for either a new round of elections or a temporary caretaker government. The decision will be felt in Italy...