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Morocco Enhances AML/CFT Scrutiny for Offshore Holding Companies - North Africa
Morocco Enhances AML/CFT Scrutiny for Offshore Holding Companies

Morocco’s Exchange Office has significantly bolstered its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework, introducing…

“Courts Shouldn’t Determine Election Outcomes” — Obasanjo, Jonathan Call for Stronger Democratic Institutions Across Africa

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questioned the democratic legitimacy of electoral systems in which the…

Osun Police Summon Senator Fadahunsi Over Alleged Inciting Remarks Ahead Governorship Election

The Osun State Police Command has summoned Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District,…

DSS Releases Katsina Carpenter Mustapha Marwana, Awards N3m Compensation After Clearing Terrorism Allegations

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released a Katsina-born carpenter, Mustapha Marwana, after an…

Syria Sentences Bashar al-Assad To Death In Absentia Over War Crimes

Syria has sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over killings, torture…

NHRC Calls For Arrest, Prosecution Of Sheikh Jingir Over Alleged Hate Speech

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of…

US Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Restricting Mail-In Voting Ahead Of Midterm Elections

A US federal judge has blocked the Postal Service from implementing part of President Donald…

Peter Obi Decries Erosion of Nigeria’s Electoral and Judicial Integrity at Democracy Dialogue

At the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria…

Airtime Lending Under Scrutiny: Federal High Court to Rule on Regulatory Authority - Nigeria
Plateau Court Declares State High Courts Can Try Terrorism Cases Under TPPA 2022

A Plateau State High Court, has ruled that State High Courts possessed the constitutional authority…

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls - International
France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

France Enacts Sweeping Ban on Unsolicited Telemarketing, Sparking Industry Uproar France has implemented a stringent…