Military court Archives

Somali army executes two for killing commander

Somalia’s military executed two soldiers convicted of aiding al-Shabaab in the assassination of a battalion commander.

His wife, Winnie Byanyima, has expressed concerns about the fairness of the trial and has called on international pressure to secure his release.

A Congo military court sentenced 37 people, including three Americans, to death for their involvement in a failed coup attempt.

The DRC government has accused 63 people of participating in a prison break that resulted in a mass escape and widespread violence.

The death penalty has been reinstated in DR Congo with a military court sentencing 26 people to death.

The trial of 26 individuals accused of belonging to the M23 rebel group has seen a prosecutor demand death sentences for 25 of them.

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced 22 soldiers to death for deserting during clashes with M23 rebels.

Suspicious death of Guinea’s former military leader’s aide, rose questions about justice and political stability in the West African nation.

An American on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo for an alleged coup attempt claims he was tortured by security forces during his arrest.

A military court in DR Congo sentences eight soldiers, including officers, to death for desertion while fighting M23 rebels.