Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer has said amid heightened political tensions in the country. Mundubile was arrested on Thursday, after a deadly raid by the authorities led the opposition politician to go into hiding. He had disputed the results of the country’s recent presidential election, which saw incumbent
Sierra Leone’s government has dropped charges, including treason, against former president Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted coup nearly three years ago. The charges were dropped for health reasons, Information Minister Chernor Bah told the BBC. The 72-year-old former president has always denied involvement in the November 2023 coup attempt,
