Crime & Law Africa

Nigerian Government Raises Alarm on Cyber-Slavery in West Africa  Voice of Nigeria

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by four board members of the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), to halt a High Court order, seeking to have them replaced because they lack the requisite competences to hold their positions.

[Leadership] The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has taken disciplinary action against four court officials, suspending two registrars and issuing formal warnings to two judges of the Upper Sharia Court over misconduct.

Nigerian Union in South Africa Decries Latest Assault on Citizens  Voice of Nigeria

[New Dawn] Monrovia — Amb. Anthony Nimely, a former drug user, has sharply criticized the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), accusing the agency of not doing enough to address the root causes of drug abuse in the country.

[New Dawn] House majority bloc headed by Representative Richard N. Koon has petitioned the full bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia, requesting re-argument in Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa’s Bill of Information, while expressing deep frustration over the judiciary’s acceptance of the 2024 fiscal budget but contrarily ruling in the House’s impasse.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia — Early this morning, several mortar shells struck the perimeter of Halane base camp near Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack prompted alarm sirens to sound across the area.

Crime and policing expert Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane dies in car accident  IOL

FG Warns Against Threats Of Cyber-Slavery In W/Africa  Voice of Nigeria

[Namibian] It was reported this week that Job Amupanda was considering laying a formal complaint with the media ombudsman over a political cartoon that portrayed him as “sleeping”.