QUOTES

‘The convict played a prominent role in the planning, strategy and actual execution of the offences of extreme gravity. The victims have been left with lasting physical and mental pain and suffering.’

– Justice Duncan Gasagwa, one of the four Ugandan judges who sentenced Thomas Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, to 40 years in prison in Uganda for war crimes including murder, rape, enslavement, torture and kidnap.

‘In view of the current circumstances, the fact that there is question on the composition and constitution of Parliament and having regard to the public interest, and the exigencies of the state of affairs in Parliament, I'll proceed to...adjourn the House indefinitely.'

– Speaker Alban Bagbin who suspended Ghana’s parliament indefinitely following chaotic scenes in the chamber over a row about which party holds the majority.

‘At this critical time, the Tanzanian authorities should take urgent steps to uphold human rights and ensure that the forthcoming elections are free and fair.’

– Oryem Nyeko, senior Africa researcher at HRW, who said restrictions on social and mainstream media, extrajudicial killings of political activists, and arbitrary arrests have become routine ahead of Tanzania’s local authority elections on 27 November. 

‘The EU calls for an immediate, thorough and transparent investigation that will bring to justice those responsible for this outrageous crime, provide clarity on the circumstances in which it occurred, and looks forward to reactions by the Mozambican government.’

– The EU which condemned post-election violence in Mozambique that claimed two lives of prominent opposition figure Venâncio Mondlane's party, Podemos.