Visiting Port-Gentil, Gabon's minister of Urbanism, social habitat and housing, Bruno Ben Moubamba, passed quite the strong message to actors of the land sector. Announcing a new urban rule, the official said all those who would fail to comply to it would face severe sanctions. “Under my rule, I will not hesitate to arrest, jail or sue anyone. Not for a minute. I will overcome anarchy and...

The members of the Union des Associations et Coordination d’Associations pour le Développement, la Défense des Droits des Démunis (UACDDDD) at a press conference held last Sunday strongly reaffirmed their determination to countering “land predators”. The Malian civic society organization has in sight three main issues it wants to tackle: first is the announced demolition of Bamako’s...

In Gabon, the nine magistrates of the Constitutional Court who have until September 23, 2016 to give the verdict regarding the Presidential elections of last Aug 27th are currently reviewing appeals resulting from the re-election out outgoing president, Ali Bongo. In the process, the review of votes of the Haut-Ogoué province where Bongo had 95% of votes is decisive and crucial. In the...

In Niger, incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou was reelected with 92.49% of votes during second round of presidential polls, which was boycotted by opposition whose candidate was imprisoned in the framework of a controversial case of baby trafficking. According to results released on March 22 by Independent Electoral Commission, Hama Amadou, the adversary of the incumbent president had 7.51%...

Kenya has started reviewing law and regulation governing Islamic finance so as to issue its first Sukuk in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, Reuters reported on Feb 17, citing Attorney General, Githu Muigai. “We are in full flight with the review of the entire regulatory framework governing Islamic finance to facilitate the issuance of issuance,” Muigai said on the sidelines on a conference on...

The European Union (EU) is increasing its pressure on the regime of the Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose re-election for a very controversial third term has plunged the country into a spiral of violence. According to diplomatic sources, Brussels should adopt sanctions on 1 October against four close allies of Mr. Nkurunziza. 28 member states of the EU have already given their...

Technical measures have been taken so that Tunisia no longer receives radio Al-Bayan, located in the town of Sirte, in Central Libya. It is a question of jamming the airwaves of this media which supports the terrorists of ISIL (ex-Islamic State) who are acting ruthlessly in Iraq and Syria. “The necessary technical measures will be adopted to jam radio Al-Bayan airwaves or suspend...

French journalists, Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, are in custody since 27 August in Paris for attempted blackmail and extortion on the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI. They spent the night at the Brigade de Répression de la Délinquance contre la Personne (BRDP – Bureau of Criminal Investigation on Crimes against Persons). Both journalists are suspected of trying to extort money from...

The Senegal Personal Data Commission (CDP), meeting in a plenary session on 31 July 2015, gave a warning to Digital Virgo, a French company present in 18 countries. The company specialised in the supply of mobile content is reproached with breaching the legal conditions of direct market research. Digital Virgo, during its search for new clients, has indeed repeatedly violated the regulations on...