Belgian court landmark ruling on colonial-era atrocities in Africa paves way for wider justice

The Belgian court’s landmark verdict of crimes against humanity for kidnapping of mixed-race children is hailed as a turning point that “surely opens the door” to those seeking financial compensation for forced separation from their parents and other colonial-era injustices. In a landmark ruling in December, Belgium’s court of appeal decided that the “systematic kidnapping” […]

Moroccan King’s roadmap for genuine African investment industry

King Mohammed VI has laid out his vision to spur a genuine African investment industry that can guarantee massive, sustainable mobilization of capital and ensure effective integration into financial markets. In a message addressed Monday to the conference of Africa Sovereign Investors Forum “ASIF” convened in Rabat, the Monarch said sovereign wealth and strategic investment […]

African Court of Justice orders suspension of arrest warrant against Guillaume Soro

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on Wednesday ordered Côte d’Ivoire to suspend its arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro and to release 19 of his relatives who have been imprisoned for four months. The African Union institution based in Arusha, Tanzania, which had been seized in early March by Mr. Soro, former […]