The music star was handed a two years suspended jail sentence by a court in France in absentia as he was a no show. According to BBC, what this sentence means is that Koffi Olomide faces an arrest if ...

Congolese singer Koffi Olomide, seen here in 2005, was on trial after four former dancers claimed he sexually assaulted them several times between 2002 and 2006. [File, AFP] A French court on Monday ...

A French court on Monday handed Congolese singer Koffi Olomide a two-year suspended prison sentence for the statutory rape of one of his former dancers when she was 15. Olomide went on trial after ...

The popular rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide has been barred from entering Zambia because of the many criminal allegations against him in Zambia and France. The allegations include assaulting ...

A court of appeal in France has found Congolese rhumba singer Koffi Olomide guilty of holding four of his former dancers against their will but acquitted him of charges of sexual assault. Olomide was ...

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A French court on Monday handed Congolese singer Koffi Olomide a two-year suspended prison sentence for the statutory rape of one of his former dancers when she was 15. Olomide went on trial after ...

Two South African venues have cancelled concerts by Congolese singer Koffi Olomide, who was recently convicted of the statutory rape of one of his former dancers when she was 15. Olomide, 62, whose ...

Congolese music star Koffi Olomide went on trial in France on Monday on charges of sexually assaulting four former dancers who say they were held against their will at a villa outside Paris. It was ...