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On the 19th of February 2024, Honourable Justice Emeka Nwite, sitting at the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordered one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance to divulge information about all Nigerians using its trading platform to the Economic Financial C..
Notice No. 3/GBM/2024, was published on 20 March, and establishes the rules and procedures for carrying out foreign exchange operations. It applies to all resident and non-resident entities covered by the Foreign Exchange Law.
Earlier this year, the Pretoria High Court in Native Child Africa (Pty) Ltd v Akinwale reminded social media influencers to ensure that they understand the terms and conditions stipulated in the contracts they conclude with brands. In this case, Mary Oluwatobiloba Akinwal..
Tanzania has taken a significant step towards data privacy with the official launch of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) on April 3rd, 2024. This long-awaited development follows the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Act of 2022. The Act itself was a ..
The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing (AML and CFT) Laws (Amendment) ACT, 2023 was assented into law on the 1st of September 2023 and came into force on 15th September 2023. The Act is testament to Kenya’s continued commitment to combating illicit..
The Parliament of Ghana passed the Contracts (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act 1114) in July 2023, to amend the Contracts Act, 1960 (Act 25) which has been in existence for the past sixty-four years. The Contracts Act primarily sets out third-party rights under contracts as well ..
A recently unveiled strategic plan provides a roadmap for the establishment of Kenya’s first nuclear power plant with aims of bolstering the country’s energy capacity while reducing CO2 emissions, an expert has said. The plan follows the successful introduction of Kenya’s..
In a bid to continue to leverage technology, modernize and expedite pending matters at the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice, His Lordship Prof Ibrahim Juma, issued the Tanzania Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (Gn. 188 of 2024) in March 2024. One of the commendab..
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a rapid and widespread adoption of video conferencing platforms such as Teams and Zoom. As governments worldwide implemented social distancing measures and encouraged remote work, organisations swiftly turned to virtual collaboration tools to ..
