Africa music star awaits verdict
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A Paris court is set to deliver its verdict on Congolese pop star Papa Wemba, accused of people-smuggling.
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On the eve of the arrival of Equatorial Guinea investigators in South Africa, authorities in Malabo have said that the trial of eight South African alleged mercenaries could drag on for a considerable time.
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R&B singer Ashanti appears in court to give evidence in a contract dispute with her former producer.
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Congolese-born world music star Papa Wemba will face trial in France on October 25 on charges of smuggling hundreds of people into the country using his band as a cover, the musician's French lawyer said on Monday. Papa Wemba, dubbed the King of Rhumba Rock, is charged with aiding illegal immigration, forgery and use of forged documents and criminal association. He faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
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The suspect, Abdel Nur, is expected to make his first appearance in court today or tomorrow.
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A judge in Harare is expected to deliver his verdict in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Former South African Deputy   President Jacob Zuma is due in court this week to face   corruption charges, boosted by vocal supporters who have kept   alive his hope of political resurrection.
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Jurors neared a verdict before heading home Monday in the case against the leader of a polygamous sect who is accused of rape in the arranged marriage of a 14-year-old girl to her older cousin.
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With jury selection set to begin Monday, the judge in Michael Jackson's child-molestation case is still considering whether the entertainer's accuser should testify in public and whether jurors should see a British documentary about the pop star.
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Congolese singer Papa Wemba was due Sunday to appear in a French court on charges of aiding illegal immigration. Papa Wemba has been accused of receiving payment to procure
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The widow of ex-Rwandan President Habyarimana is to hear if she can claim asylum in France in an appeal ruling.
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A French court convicted Congolese world  music star Papa Wemba Tuesday of smuggling people into France  but the King of Rhumba Rock walked free because he has already  served four months in jail.
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Zimbabwe's security forces go on high alert ahead of Friday's verdict in the treason trial of Morgan Tsvangirai.
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ATANI, Nigeria  - Thousands of Nigerians gathered  on Friday for the village funeral of Osita Osadebe, a legend of  highlife music which fuses West African and Western styles, who  sold millions of records during a career that spanned decades.
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Scores of supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition leader gathered outside the high court on Friday to hear the verdict in his treason trial, which could see him sentenced to death.
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The verdict in the criminal fraud trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three co-defendants will be announced shortly, a U.S. jury said on Friday.
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Phil Spector may soon have to face the music in court.