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Ghana: six coup plotters sentenced to death by hanging

Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for their participation in an alleged coup conspiracy three years ago that aimed to overthrow the country’s government. The convictions mark the first treason trial in the West African country since 1966, following the overthrow of post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah. The […]

Tunisia: 300 custom officers to appear before accountability court

Tunisia’s General Directorate of Customs has ordered 300 custom officers to appear before a disciplinary council for “corruption” and other bribery charges,” the spokesman of the General Directorate of Customs, Colonel Major Haythem Zied said. The situation in the North African nation is becoming rampant in recent years. Throughout 2016, Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Commission, an independent […]

US Senator James Inhofe, three other Congress members mired in insider trading scandal

US Senator James Inhofe and three other members of Congress are mired in an insider trading scandal, which may force them to resign, and even make them face accusation of treason on the background of the coronavirus crisis. James Inhofe, the Republican Senator of Oklahoma and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Richard Burr, […]