The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria (EFCC) filed 26 new charges Friday against former Nigerian Central Bank Chief Godwin Emefiele. The charges concern Emefiele’s alleged abuses of office and corruption The charges include allegations of fraudulent foreign exchange allocations totaling $2 billion without supporting bids, abuse of office and corruption. Emefiele also faces [...]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed profound concern on Friday over the discovery of 65 migrant bodies in mass graves in Libya’s southwest region. According to the UN migration organization, the migrants may have died while being smuggled across the desert. This grim finding adds to the tally of 3,129 deaths and disappearances recorded [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a statement issued Thursday called on Seychelles to hold fair and open legal processes against former presidential advisor Mukesh Valabhji and other defendants accused of embezzlement and money laundering in addition to unlawful firearm possession and conspiracy to commit terrorism in November 2021. Valabhji and his wife were both implicated [...]

The Supreme Court of Senegal rejected an appeal on Friday by the Democratic Front for an Inclusive Election (Democratic Front) and the Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) to halt the incoming presidential elections in March 2024. According to the court, the demands to stop the presidential elections held no substantive basis and were thus inadmissible. [...]

The Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the National Court in Spain upheld the precautionary cessation of data collection by Tools of Humanity Corporation GMBH (FTH) of Worldcoin on Monday. In reaffirming the decision of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), the court noted that the protection of personal data superseded any commercial interests of a company. Tools [...]

Ghana’s Parliament held the second consideration proceedings for an anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday, amid concerns that the bill would be stalled. The bill, which has received pushback from the LGBTQ+ community, prohibits individuals within the country from instigating, soliciting or encouraging “any activity that undermines proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian Family values.” Parliament rejected [...]

The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on six individuals affiliated with various armed factions in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday. Sanctioned individuals were allegedly involved in obstructing disarmament and repatriation efforts, committing human rights violations such as murder and sexual violence, recruiting child soldiers, orchestrating or carrying [...]

The Kenyan High Court in Nairobi ruled on Friday that the state’s decision to deploy police officers to Haiti was unconstitutional. According to the court, Kenya can only send police officers to Haiti if Kenya and Haiti have a reciprocal agreement under sections 107 and 108 of the National Police Service Act. The decision comes [...]

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) expressed discontent on Wednesday over Kenyan President William Ruto’s comments concerning the judiciary’s functioning. Chairperson of the JSC Chief Justice Martha Koome issued a statement highlighting concerns about criticism faced by judges for perceived opposition to state programs. According to the statement: The Commission wishes to draw the attention of [...]

Transparency International, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Katiba Institute and Africa Center for Open Governance (Africog) lodged a petition on Tuesday against prosecutors Geoffrey Obiri and Oliver Mureithi. The organizations accused the two prosecutors of mishandling the Arror and Kimwarer dams case, seeking accountability for their reckless dereliction of duty. In early December, an [...]