Legal Articles and Guides
Constitutional Court agrees to hear al-Bashir appeal
The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the state against a SCA ruling that the government acted contrary to the Constitution when it failed to detain Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in the country last year. The hearing has been set down for 22 November.
New Panama Papers reveal Africa corporate secrecy
A network of international journalists investigating the use of offshore bank accounts which enable wealthy clients to reduce the level of scrutiny of their dealings have published new revelations about businessmen in Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia, Egypt and Algeria. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) says the latest research on the Panama Papers " leaked documents from the Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca " has exposed "fresh details about the misuse of corporate secrecy and hidden wealth in Africa".
