The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has indicated a strong case for changing the legal age of marriage from 18 to 21 as it continues its public engagement over the new Marriage Bill. BusinessTech ...

The Nigerian Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri, has upheld the judgment of the Enugu State High Court, which declared the arrest and detention of a 12-year-old boy by the ...

Algeria has expelled a Moroccan diplomat stationed in the country, accusing him of ‘suspicious activities’ that are ‘incompatible with the nature of his diplomatic duties’, reports Tunisie Numerique.

People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people, reports ...

An investigative journalist who won an $18m defamation case against a Ghanaian MP says what is more rewarding is the message his victory sends, reports BBC News. Anas Aremeyaw Anas began legal action ...

The chairperson of an African charity co-founded by Prince Harry accused the royal on Sunday of orchestrating a bullying and harassment campaign to try to force her out, as she pushed back following ...

The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has acknowledged the paramilitary has retreated from the capital Khartoum as it warned the fighting against the Sudanese army was not over, reports Al ...

Guinea's ruling junta has pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, less than a year into a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity linked to one of the country's worst massacres. A ...

‘The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights risks being under-used and receding into irrelevance. This is happening in a landscape increasingly inimical to rights and rights institutions. SA should ...