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Pan-African Parliament to Become Continent-Wide Legislative Body (November 23, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on November 22, 2010, that the Pan-African Parliament is on the verge of becoming a continent-wide legislative body ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Africa

French Supreme Court Authorizes Corruption Investigation of Three African Heads of State (November 17, 2010) by Nicole Atwill

On November 9, 2010, the criminal chamber of the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters, overruled ...

Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Africa / France

Joint Statement on Climate Change Agenda Issued (October 28, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on October 24, 2010, that a joint committee comprising the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic ...

Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Africa

Adherence to Rule of Law in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa Measured (October 20, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

On October 14, 2010, the World Justice Project released its 2010 World Rule of Law Index report, a quantitative assessment of ...

Topic: Legal systems
Jurisdiction: Africa

Draft HIV Law for East African Community (December 09, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

The East African Community (EAC) is drafting a law to provide a joint, regional response to HIV AIDS treatment for persons ...

Topic: AIDS
Jurisdiction: Africa

Countries to Harmonize Laws on Arms Control (September 10, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on September 7, 2009, that countries from Africa's Great Lakes region and the Horn are in the process ...

Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Africa

Conference to Craft Common Negotiating Position on Climate Change (August 25, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on August 24, 2009, that representatives and experts of ten African nations have convened a meeting in Addis ...

Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Africa

Model Law Criminalizing HIV/AIDS Transmission Under Criticism (August 14, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

According to a news report dated August 8, 2009, the Model Law for HIV/AIDS, a document drafted during a 2005 workshop ...

Topic: AIDS
Jurisdiction: Africa

Action Against Child Trafficking Urged (December 02, 2007) by Constance Johnson

Speaking at an international meeting on trafficking in children and armed conflict, Antonio Maria Costa, the head of the U.N. Office ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: United Nations / Africa

Death Penalty Developments (November 02, 2007) by Wendy Zeldin

The non-governmental human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) reported in October 2007 on various developments concerning capital punishment in five African ...

Topic: Capital punishment
Jurisdiction: Africa

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Last updated: November 23, 2010