Legislation
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:31
Burundi’s national assembly has approved a draft media law, backtracking from contentious 2013 legislation that was denounced by reporters and rights groups as an assault on press freedoms.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:55
On December 23rd Cameroon's president, Paul Biya, promulgated a new anti-terrorism law that has been criticized by the opposition, civil society groupings and human rights organizations as severely curtailing basic freedoms.
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 07:26
The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization in Liberia has ordered a full scale investigation into what it describes as serious breaches to its administrative procedures and protocols in the wake of a recent leaked application form purported to belong to Mr. Robert Sirleaf.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 07:04
The Dodd-Frank act has not only had limited effect on militant groups, it has also undermined artisanal miners' livelihoods and local economies.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 15:14
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This afternoon, the Obama administration made public its 2011 budget request to Congress, including its proposal for next year's foreign assistance. This is the first "real" foreign aid request for an administration that had barely arrived in power a year ago.