Zimbabwe government to ignore African regional court order on land redistribution
Government officials in Zimbabwe said Monday that they will disregard a South African Development Community Tribunal ruling that ordered Zimbabwe to halt its Land Reform Program . The tribunal...
Africa regional court rules white Zimbabwe farmers illegally deprived of land
The Namibia-based Southern African Development Community Tribunal on Friday ruled that 78 white Zimbabwe farmers whose land was seized by the Zimbabwe government under its farm redistribution program were owed compensation and that the seizures...
Equatorial Guinea court convicts British ex-officer for coup attempt
A court in Equatorial Guinea Monday convicted British national Simon Mann for his involvement in an alleged 2004 coup attempt against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo . Mann was sentenced to...
Alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plotter downplays involvement as verdict looms
The trial of British national Simon Mann , charged with participating in an alleged coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in 2004, concluded on Friday with his...
Zimbabwe court sentences white farmer for refusing to vacate land
A magistrate in Zimbabwe on Thursday handed down a six-month suspended jail sentence to the first white farmer convicted for refusing to vacate his farm after it was declared state property under Zimbabwe's farm seizure program...
Zimbabwe high court backs state seizure of farming equipment
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled Monday that the Zimbabwean government can legally expropriate the agricultural equipment of white farmers under the Acquisition of Farm Equipment Act , finding that the government expropriated the equipment with the public...
Zimbabwe court delays trial of farmer who ignored state eviction order
The first trial in Zimbabwe involving a white farmer defending his refusal to obey a state-sponsored eviction order was postponed Wednesday until December 17 after prosecutors admitted to the court that they had failed to turn relevant papers and...
Zimbabwe farmers ordered to stand trial for ignoring state eviction order
Zimbabwe Magistrate Tinashe Ndokera on Thursday denied a motion by eleven white farmers to have their state-sponsored eviction notices thrown out, and instead ordered the men to stand trial for failing to vacate their property by...
International brief ~ US ambassador says Mugabe fails to respect rule of law in Zimbabwe
Leading Thursday's international brief, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell has denied claims by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe that the US and other Western governments were intentionally destroying Zimbabwe's international reputation, instead blaming poor government...
International brief ~ UN warns Nepal about excessive force against protestors
Leading Monday's international brief, the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal warned the Nepal government again that international standards governing police actions during times of civil unrest must be observed...
