Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for breaching data law

Nigerian authorities fined Meta, the mother company of Facebook, whatsApp and Instagram, 220 million dollars for breaching consumer and data protection laws as well as abusing its position as market leader. The fine was announced following a 34-month investigation by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Meta is also accused of sharing Nigerians’ […]

Activists arrested in Senegal, outstanding academic handed prison sentence in Mali

An activist and a preacher were arrested in Senegal and a well-known academic was sentenced to two years in prison in Mali, all for criticizing their respective governments, casting a shadow over basic human rights and mainly freedom of expression in both countries. The two individuals were taken into police custody in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, […]

Libya: UNSMIL Insists UN Forces Deployed for UN Staff Security

The UN Special mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has insisted that the UN forces who arrived in the Libyan capital will only be in charge of the UN building security, rejecting reports that the UN is sending ‘Blue Berets’ as peacekeepers in the North African country. A spokesperson of the mission told media the forces that […]