Month July 2024

Benin And Sierra Leone join WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

BENIN and Sierra Leone have formally accepted the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, bringing the total number of acceptances to 80. The acceptance documents were presented to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by Benin’s Ambassador Corinne Brunet and…

AU Official Warns of Africa’s 15 million Teacher Deficit

AFRICA is grappling with a severe shortage of 15 million teachers, a crisis that threatens to derail the continent’s development, according to Mohammed Belhocine, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation. Speaking at a press briefing…

AU Launches Policy To Boost African Startups And Innovation

IN a significant step to foster innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa, the African Union (AU), in collaboration with partners including Google and Africa Practice, has introduced the AU Startup Policy Framework and Model Law. This initiative aims to address the challenges…

Nigeria Fines Meta $220m For Data Privacy Violations

NIGERIA competition watchdog, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has fined Meta Platforms $220 million for breaching local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws. The investigation revealed that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, had…