Africa
Facebook owner Meta sued for inciting hatred in Ethiopia
A group of Ethiopians and Kenyans are accusing Facebook's parent company of failing to regulate posts on Tigray conflict.
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Niger lawmakers want gay relationships criminalised
The vast majority of Niger’s population is Muslim, but it has a secular government and there is currently no specific law on same-sex relationships.
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Bruce Lehrmann: Australia parliament rape retrial abandoned
Bruce Lehrmann, 27, denies sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on a minister's sofa after a night out in 2019. He maintains no sex took place.
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Europe
Kidnapped Frenchman freed in Chad
Jérôme Hugonnot had been taken hostage by unknown individuals in the eastern Wadi-Fira province, near the Sudanese border.
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Africa
Central African Republic president sacks top judge for ‘impediment’
Faustin Archange Touadera’s decree came after the 70-year-old judge last month threw out a bid by the ruling party to amend the constitution so that he could run for a third term.
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Business
Expand your knowledge, understanding of new Insurance Act – CJ tells Judges
“As judges, we are mandated to resolve all disputes and legalities that may come before us under the Act and we should be able to resolve them in accordance and purpose for which the Act was enacted,”
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Courts
Eastern Region: 187 ‘galamseyers’ jailed since 2017- Attorney General
The convicts include Twenty-nine Nigeriens, Seven Nigerians, and three Chinese nationals.
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India: Court allows 16-year-old to terminate pregnancy after hospitals' refusal over no police complaint
The government and private hospitals had earlier refused to terminate the pregnancy since the family of the teenager was unwilling to report the case to the police.
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Crime
Suspect arrested over Wa killings, GHC100,000 bounty announced for information on other perpetrators
Suspect Kankani Adongo was arrested at Bamahu, a suburb of Wa, after the body of a male adult, suspected to be one of the missing private security men was discovered in a shallow grave.
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Africa
Uganda protests denounce EU oil policy
"EU respect Africans and their resources," one placard reads, "our oil is our hope," says another.
BBC
Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
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General
2022 Bar Conference scheduled for next week
This year’s event is on the theme; ‘Ghana’s Democracy under the 4th Republic: Gains, Challenges and prospects”
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Crime
Ex-convict, minor arrested over alleged tricycle and motorbike theft
The suspect, Abeku Acquah, 33, was jailed five months ago for stealing about 1,000 fowls from a poultry farm belonging to a Customs Officer at Assin-Manso.
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Tech
Kenya’s insurtech startup raises extra $3.7m seed round to expand insurance product offerings
Lami will use the funds to hire, fast-track its expansion plans, and drive underwriter partnerships
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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.
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Africa
Nigeria orders Abuja school to shut over attack fears
Nigeria is grappling with rising attacks by gunmen, many of them targeting individuals, priests and students for ransom
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing July 26-29, 2022
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration relates to writs, civil motions, civil appeals, review motions, and reference motion, all invoking the original jurisdiction, appellate jurisdiction, review jurisdiction,...
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Africa
Kenyan theft suspect arrested at witchdoctor's shrine
The police have warned criminals not to waste time seeking witchcraft services as it will not save them from arrest.
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The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail
Police there recently announced that walking dogs in parks was a crime. The ban was justified as a measure to "protect the safety of the public".
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US woman arrested for faking her kidnapping in India
The 27-year-old woman faked her abduction to "blackmail" her parents into sending money after she ran out of cash, police said.
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