Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Africa: Lack of free movement of labour impeding growth
Although 48 out of 54 African countries have ratified the African continental free trade agreement (AfCFTA), only five have so far ratified the free movement protocol – Mali, Rwanda, Niger, and Sao Tome and Principe …
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Gambia: Wide reaching labour reform
A Bill to replace the Labour Act 2007 with a much more comprehensive law is currently before the National Assembly …
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Central African Republic: Another year of economic crisis
The International Monetary Fund recently completed an ‘Article IV’ Mission to the country …
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Cameroon: Ratification of multilateral social security agreement
The President has signed the decree issued in response to an initiative by the Inter-African Conference on Social Insurance (CIPRES) – which ratifies a common Multilateral Convention on Social Security [Decree No …
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Somalia: Dismissal of employee because they were pregnant
A US NGO, the International Rescue Committee, has appealed to the Supreme Court concerning the decision by the Benadir Regional Court, to uphold a Ministry Conflict Resolution Committee decision concerning dismissal on grounds of pregnancy – contrary to Somalia’s Labour Law of 1972 …
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Cameroon: Workers demand revision of 9 collective agreements
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security have been asked to step in to help eight sectoral collective agreements …
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Africa: Gabon and Togo join the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Nations has just admitted Gabon and Togo (former French colonies) as its 55th and 56th members …
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Central African Republic: Bitcoin becomes national currency
Following El Salvador’s adoption of the cryptocurrency last year, CAR has become the first in Africa, to adopt Bitcoin as their national currency …
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Africa: Deloitte Africa staff can now work from anywhere they want
Staff working for Deloitte Africa are now free to divide their time between their company and client offices, or any other location …
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Seychelles: Defamation no longer a crime after National Assembly vote
The penal code has just been reformed to remove defamation as a criminal act …
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Mali: New law to protect the rights of people with disabilities
A new decree providing social protection to people with disabilities has just been signed into law by Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga …
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Gambia: Disability Bill of 2021 awaits its final approval by President Barrow
It will soon be unlawful to treat a disabled person less favourably than an able person …
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Equatorial Guinea: Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons issues a mandate for oil and gas worker vaccinations
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons have ordered that all oil and gas workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 …
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Africa: COMESA social charter
The Common Market for East and Southern African States (COMESA) published its Social Charter in March 2015 …
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Africa: Kinshasa Declaration
The recent Generation Equality Forum in Paris included the launch of a pan-African “Kinshasa Declaration” which commits governments in the region to a programme of measures that will improve gender equality …
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