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Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bailVillen Anganan

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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

By Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

By Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

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Last chance for Zim Exemption Permit holders to apply for waiver, visa

Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones, Nivaani Moodley & Siya Ngcamu 5 Jun 2023

Francis Wang’ombe Kariuki, MBS, Bowmans' new senior consultant in its Kenyan Competition Practice

#AfricaMonth: Bowmans' new heavy hitter, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, on the future of African competition law

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

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#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

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#AfricaMonth: 11 reasons to celebrate Africa's bright future

Baker McKenzie Africa Team 24 May 2023

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Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

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Tunisia detains 2 students over satirical song criticising police

Tarek Amara, Angus MacSwan 17 May 2023

File Photo: Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Islamist Ennahda party and former speaker of the parliament, during an interview with Reuters at his office in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 July 2022. Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian judge sentences opposition leader Ghannouchi to year in prison

Tarek Amara 16 May 2023

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Pandor signals SA's likely move to adopting new global trading currency

Katja Hamilton 11 May 2023

File photo: A view shows the Bonny oil terminal in the Niger delta in Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Shell wins UK Supreme Court case on 2011 oil spill off Nigerian coast

Estelle Shirbon 10 May 2023

File photo: Zimbabwean novelist, Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose latest book "This Mournable Body" has been nominated for a Booker Prize, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 August 2020. Reuters/MacDonald Dzirutwe

Zimbabwe prize-winning novelist acquitted over anti-government protest

Nyasha Chingono 8 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

Paul Mackenzie, 50, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers of the members of the Good News International Church to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears at Malindi Law Courts, in Malindi, Kenya, 2 May 2023. Reuters/Stringer

Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

George Obulutsa, Humphrey Malalo and Duncan Miriri 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

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What is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters. Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda.

G7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation

Leika Kihara 12 Apr 2023

Nigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits

Nigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits

Sam Tobin 5 Apr 2023

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Trump arrested, first American president in history to face criminal charges

4 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer at Verto.

The grey list survival guide: compliance strategies for South African and Nigerian companies

Ola Oyetayo 3 Apr 2023

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Carien du Plessis 31 Mar 2023

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An international battle over cheese has left European producers feeling bitter

Enrico Bonadio and Andrea Zappalaglio 24 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

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R40bn Heineken-Distell merger gets the green light

10 Mar 2023

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

9 Mar 2023

A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo

Nigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

Camillus Eboh 3 Mar 2023

French court rejects lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies on Uganda pipeline project

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

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LegalLast chance for Zim Exemption Permit holders to apply for waiver, visa

Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones, Nivaani Moodley & Siya Ngcamu 5 Jun 2023

Francis Wang’ombe Kariuki, MBS, Bowmans' new senior consultant in its Kenyan Competition Practice

Legal#AfricaMonth: Bowmans' new heavy hitter, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, on the future of African competition law

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

LegalUganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

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Healthcare#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

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Legal#AfricaMonth: 11 reasons to celebrate Africa's bright future

Baker McKenzie Africa Team 24 May 2023

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LegalNamibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

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Marketing & MediaTunisia detains 2 students over satirical song criticising police

Tarek Amara, Angus MacSwan 17 May 2023

File Photo: Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Islamist Ennahda party and former speaker of the parliament, during an interview with Reuters at his office in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 July 2022. Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi

LegalTunisian judge sentences opposition leader Ghannouchi to year in prison

Tarek Amara 16 May 2023

Source: Twitter/@BRICSza

FinancePandor signals SA's likely move to adopting new global trading currency

Katja Hamilton 11 May 2023

File photo: A view shows the Bonny oil terminal in the Niger delta in Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

LegalShell wins UK Supreme Court case on 2011 oil spill off Nigerian coast

Estelle Shirbon 10 May 2023

File photo: Zimbabwean novelist, Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose latest book "This Mournable Body" has been nominated for a Booker Prize, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 August 2020. Reuters/MacDonald Dzirutwe

LegalZimbabwe prize-winning novelist acquitted over anti-government protest

Nyasha Chingono 8 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

LegalUganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

Paul Mackenzie, 50, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers of the members of the Good News International Church to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears at Malindi Law Courts, in Malindi, Kenya, 2 May 2023. Reuters/Stringer

LegalKenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

George Obulutsa, Humphrey Malalo and Duncan Miriri 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

LegalUganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

LegalCourt rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

ESG & SustainabilityFor LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

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LegalWhat is happening in Africa's IP landscape

Marco Vatta and Megan Dinnie 14 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters. Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda.

FinanceG7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation

Leika Kihara 12 Apr 2023

Nigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits

Energy & MiningNigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits

Sam Tobin 5 Apr 2023

Source: Wikipedia. Former US President, Donald Trump.

LegalTrump arrested, first American president in history to face criminal charges

4 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer at Verto.

FinanceThe grey list survival guide: compliance strategies for South African and Nigerian companies

Ola Oyetayo 3 Apr 2023

Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

PropertyWhy Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

Carien du Plessis 31 Mar 2023

Source: , , via Wikimedia Commons

RetailAn international battle over cheese has left European producers feeling bitter

Enrico Bonadio and Andrea Zappalaglio 24 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

LegalUganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

ICTContent moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

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RetailR40bn Heineken-Distell merger gets the green light

10 Mar 2023

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

RetailBig changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

9 Mar 2023

A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo

LegalNigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

Camillus Eboh 3 Mar 2023

LegalFrench court rejects lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies on Uganda pipeline project

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

LegalFrench court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

LegalFinancial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

LegalMeta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

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Marketing & MediaMeta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

LegalNigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Energy & MiningLeveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners January 2023

Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Lesetja Kganyago, the South African Reserve Bank governor.

FinanceDavos 2023: How much longer before the Reserve Bank rolls out retail digital currency?

Katja Hamilton 25 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Jaco Nel, chief technology officer of Deimos.

ICT#BizTrends2023: 5 top cybersecurity predictions for African businesses in 2023

Jaco Nel 24 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

RetailFounder of Egypt's Juhayna Food Industries and his son released from prison

Farah Saafan, Haithem Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan 23 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Nigeria's finance minister, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed.

FinanceAfrican nations stall global corporate tax deal

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2023