Sonko, 46, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of disturbing public order

Senegal opposition leader charged with rape and released on bail

Politics Mar 09
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked violent protests, was charged with rape on Monday but was released on bail under judicial supervision, his lawyers said.
South African women take part in a protest against gender-based violence
South African women are taking a stand against rape culture
Politics Mar 07
In January, a Johannesburg woman publicly accused popular South African DJs Thato Sikwane, known as DJ Fresh, and Themba Nkosi, known as Euphonik, of drugging and raping her and three other women on a night out in 2011, when she was a second-year student at the University of Pretoria.
Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Kembo Mohadi
Zimbabwe veep resigns over sexual allegations he denies
Politics Mar 01
Zimbabwe's second vice-president Kembo Mohadi has resigned. The move comes barely a week after he dismissed reports that went viral accusing him of immoral relations involving married subordinates.
Cameroon soldiers have been accused of rights abuse in the raging 'anglophone war'
Cameroon soldiers raped 20 women, killed man in 2020 revenge raid
Politics Feb 27
HRW in a February 26, 2021 statement titled: "Cameroon: Survivors of Military Assault Await Justice - 20 Women Raped During March 2020 Attack in Ebam" said it has gathered evidence of a revenge attack nearly a year ago by Cameroonian soldiers on a village where they raped at least 20 women.
A Court in Juba sentenced the man to 10 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl
Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping minor in Juba
Life Style Jan 19
The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Court in Juba, South Sudan today sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl.
Hoima Police Centre lll indicates 8 cases of non-penetration sexual abuse have been reported
How Hoima men are dodging defilement charges
Life Style Dec 22
Medical experts in Hoima District have said men in the area have found new ways of eluding defilement charges.
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DR Congo militia rape students on eve of exams
Politics Sep 02
Armed militia attacked a school and raped female students on the eve of their examinations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.