Africa
Gabon charges wife of ousted president with 'money laundering'
Gabon's former first lady has been indicted with receiving stolen goods among other charges.
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General
He was a “judge’s judge, lawyer’s judge, litigant’s judge”- AG praises Dotse JSC
In 2002, he was appointed to the Bench as a High Court Judge where he served for seven years. And in June 2008, he was elevated to the Supreme Court of Ghana
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Supreme Court News
Dotse (JSC) retires on June 8
Per the constitution, in article Article 145(4) the Chief Justice has the power to give retiring Justices six months extension which is dependent on the individual judge to accept or otherwise.
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Others
Turkey introduces jail terms for 'disinformation'
Turkey's parliament has adopted a media law introducing jail terms for spreading "disinformation." It also requires social networks and internet sites to hand over personal details of users.
DW
Africa
Senegal ruling party claims legislative poll win
The former prime minister, Aminata Touré, said on television that the coalition had won 30 of the country's 45 administrative departments, giving it a slim parliamentary majority.
BBC Africa
Africa
Kenya audit finds 250,000 dead people on voters' roll
Nearly half a million more voters were found to have duplicate records and more than 226,000 people were registered using documents that do not belong to them.
BBC
Others
Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution March 3, 2022 18
“In this period we are going to see what is really going to remain in the proposed constitution,” said constituent assembly President Maria Elisa Quinteros, noting that the text would face a nationwide referendum planned for September.
Aljazeera
General
What are you telling social media companies about you?
In our own opinion, everyone knows social media companies collect personal data from users anyway.
DENNISLAW LEXTECH TEAM
Africa
Gambia’s truth commission recommends prosecutions
Some 250 Gambians and foreign nationals died because of human rights violations under Mr Jammeh’s rule.
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Africa
Coalition calls on The Gambia to release final report on killing of Ghanaians
In 2019, two Gambian soldiers working for a hit squad allegedly controlled by former President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, admitted to participating in the 2005 execution of 56 West African migrants,
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Africa
Pandora Papers: Uhuru Kenyatta family’s secret assets exposed by leak
Another BVI company which Mr Muhoho owned had a $30m valuation in stocks and bonds as of November 2016.
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Asia
El Salvador court says presidents can serve two straight terms
Elected in 2019, Bukele enjoys broad support in El Salvador over his promises to fight organised crime and improve security in the violence-racked country.
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Europe
French Court jails man who slapped President Macron for four months
Tarel attacked Macron when the French president was shaking hands with members of the public during a walkabout in France’s Drome region
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Africa
Supporters of Senegal opposition leader clash with police during court appearance on rape charge
Supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Friday clashed with Senegalese police when they attempted to gather to protest his arrest for “disturbing public order and participating in an unauthorized demonstration.” Sonko was charged f...
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Others
Beyond Compliance: Why Trust Is the True Measure of Good Governance
Good governance is not measured by the number of policies an institution adopts, but by the confidence it inspires in those it serves.
Eric Ofori Kwaah, Esq., MCIM, ACIArb, MIoD
Crime
163 people were convicted of galamsey offences between 2020 and 2025
According to the Dennislaw Research Desk, 18 people were convicted of mining-related offences in 2020. The number rose to 35 in 2021 and reached a six-year high of 43 in 2022.
Dennislaw Research Desk
Courts
NSB finance chief tells court AG’s $7m figure ‘can’t equal’ GH¢49.1m at 2020–21 exchange rates
Giving evidence as the second prosecution witness (PW2) under cross-examination, Madam Adumuah said BoG interbank rates for the period in question ranged between GH¢5.2793 and GH¢5.7573 to the US dollar.
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Tech
Google Seeks to Overturn App Store Verdict in US Appeals Court
The case, being heard by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, stems from a 2020 lawsuit filed by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, accusing Google of monopolising the app distribution and payment systems for Android devi...
Lawyer Monthly
Business
Do not operate in Ghana if you are unlicenced - Cyber Security Authority warns as it bars unaccredited entities
In a statement Thursday, the Authority said the directives follow the lapse of the December 31, 2023 deadline to have entities obtain a licence in line with the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038).
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US
New York judge faces censure over 'profane, demeaning' Facebook posts
Jennifer Nunnery is accused of making a series of questionable comments on Facebook between December 2020 and April 2021, and many times using the "F" word
ABA Journal