Tag: Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Seychelles charges 8 Iranians for illicit drugs trafficking

January 22, 2024

The Supreme Court of Seychelles has charged 8 Iranians, the crew of a vessel, for the importation of illicit drugs to the African archipelago. The ... Read More

Chad: experts slam new junta-backed constitution as part of Deby’s ‘long-term power play’

December 28, 2023

86% of Chadians have voted in favor of a controversial new draft constitution, the government commission that organized it has announced, despite resistance from critics ... Read More

UK highest court’s decision to block govt’s Rwanda asylum deal welcomed by African refugees

November 17, 2023

Britain’s highest court unanimously ruled on Wednesday (15 November) that the government’s policy to deport more than 24,000 refugees to Rwanda in a controversial $174 ... Read More

Nigeria: supreme court dismisses opposition’s appeal, upholds Tinubu’s presidential victory

October 30, 2023

Nigeria’s Supreme Court Thursday (26 October) confirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of February’s presidential election, rejecting an opposition’s appeal that challenged a prior ... Read More

UK Supreme Court hearing scrutinizes legality of Rwanda migrant deportation policy

October 10, 2023

Three days of arguments have begun at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Monday (9 October) with the UK government arguing its policy ... Read More

Mali’s top Court upholds Appeal Court decision fining Moov Africa Malitel, Orange-Mali

May 15, 2023

Mali’s Supreme Court has confirmed in a final decision demanding Moov Africa Malitel and Orange-Mali, two telecom companies, to pay up to $195 million to ... Read More

Nigerians lose UK Supreme Court’s case over Shell oil spill

May 11, 2023

The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 ... Read More

President Alassane Outtara names Chief Justice of Constitutional Council

May 10, 2023

Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Outtara appointed the country’s first ever female Chief Justice, Chantal Nanaba Camara. A statement from the office of the African leader ... Read More

Kenya’s supreme court validates William Ruto’s win in presidential election

September 5, 2022

Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously validated the results of the disputed presidential election held last month in which Vice President William Ruto was declared winner ... Read More

Egypt: Constitutional Court nullifies government’s right to dissolve NGOs

February 4, 2019

Egypt’s Supreme Court has cancelled a parliament bill allowing the government to dismantle Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that it accuses of getting foreign funds or aligned ... Read More