Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation
Gambia – Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial... Read more
15 Jul, 2024
Sierra Leone adopts law banning child marriage
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday promulgated a law banning child marriage in a... Read more
3 Jul, 2024
Gambia leader vows to uphold female mutilation ban, for now
Gambia – Gambian President Adama Barrow said Thursday that his government would abide by a 2015 ban on female... Read more
28 Jun, 2024
New cannabis act ‘a positive step for the industry’
Cape Town — As one of his final acts as president before the elections, Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis... Read more
31 May, 2024
‘GBV and corruption two plagues in South Africa’ – Ramaphosa signs two new bills into law
Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa signed two new bills into law as part of government’s efforts to combat... Read more
25 May, 2024
Nigeria lawmaker’s plan for mass wedding of orphans sparks uproar
Kano – A Nigerian state lawmaker’s plan to sponsor the marriage of 100 brides orphaned by violence has sparked... Read more
17 May, 2024
‘Those who are trying to hold us back… are completely out of line’ – Ramaphosa as he signs universal health law
Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed a new law which aims to provide universal healthcare, two weeks... Read more
16 May, 2024
Controversial NHI Bill to be signed into law on Wednesday
Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law... Read more
14 May, 2024
Marchers say Yes! and No! to new cannabis law
Some protesters at the annual Global Cannabis March in Johannesburg were not in favour of the new “cannabis bill”... Read more
6 May, 2024
China officials reject criticism of new Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong – Top Beijing officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs on Monday lashed out at critics of the... Read more
15 Apr, 2024
