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The Nigerian Senate has passed for third and final reading, a bill meant to strengthen the capacity of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation’s capacity to safeguard depositors, ensure the stability of financial institutions, and promote…

In an unprecedented development aimed at fulfilling the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) mandate, the National Assembly, through the Senate, has passed the first reading of a draft legislative Bill seeking to promote…

A Gambian lawmaker has tabled a bill seeking to repeal the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015 which banned circumcision and other FGM. The bill was tabled at the national assembly for a first reading on March. Circumcision involves the…

Ugandan parliament has introduced a bill aimed at tightening regulations surrounding surrogacy, restricting its use to individuals facing infertility or health impediments hindering natural reproduction. The proposed bill, tabled by…

A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people and their supporters in Ghana drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become…

The House of Representatives has passed for a second reading 'A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Enactment of Child Online Access Protection Bill (2023) and Other Issues of Online Violence against the Nigerian Child'. The bill also…

British lawmakers voted to support the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, keeping alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million, without a single flight…

Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the bill aims to ban homosexuality, same-sex unions,…

Kenyan President William Ruto has enacted a contentious new finance bill which will see the introduction of new taxes, amidst fierce criticism from the opposition and public. Announced by the presidency on Monday, the bill will see an…

Uganda's parliament has passed an amended version of an anti-LGBT+ law that had sparked outrage from many NGOs and Western governments in which it maintained harsh penalties for same-sex relationships and the "promotion" of homosexuality.…