US imposes visa restrictions on certain Nigerians for undermining democratic process
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday imposed visa restrictions on an unannounced number of individuals who are allegedly involved in undermining the democratic process in Nigeria. This move comes just before the February 2023 Nigerian elections—one of which will replace President Muhammadu Buhari. The visa restrictions are authorized by Section 212(a)(3)C) of the Immigration and Nationality [...]
Switzerland firm to pay £280M UK fine for oil bribery scheme
A UK court Thursday ordered Swiss multi-national commodity trading and mining firm Glencore to pay a £280 million ($400 million) fine after a UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation revealed the company paid over $29 million in bribes to gain preferential access to oil in Africa. Glencore pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in [...]
Switzerland firm pleads guilty to UK bribery charges in Africa oil scheme
A subsidiary of Swiss multi-national commodity trading and mining firm Glencore Tuesday pleaded guilty in a UK court to seven counts of bribery. Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd admitted to bribing African oil officials to gain preferential access to oil. The charges were initially raised as a part of a joint investigation with UK, US and [...]
Switzerland firm to pay over $1.1B in bribery and price manipulation guilty plea
Swiss multi-national commodity trading and mining firm Glencore agreed to pay over $1.1 billion to the US Tuesday as a part of a series of guilty pleas with the US, UK and Brazil. Glencore International A.G. and Glencore Ltd. both pled guilty to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), an anti corruption law, [...]
Hague court rejects 'Ogoni Nine' widow lawsuit against Shell
The District Court of The Hague Wednesday rejected a suit brought by four Nigerian widows against oil giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses testifying against their late husbands, who were executed in 1995 by the Nigerian government following protests against Shell’s exploitation of the Niger Delta. In 1995, former military ruler Sani Abacha executed [...]
Former Nigeria presidential candidate denied bail after protest arrest
The Abuja magistrate court denied bail to former Nigerian presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore on Tuesday, following Sowore’s arrest on New Year’s Eve during a candlelight protest against bad governance. Sowore is the founder of Sahara Reporters, an online news agency that encourages individuals to report corruption, humans rights abuses and political misconduct in [...]
African Development Bank president cleared of corruption charges
An independent panel of experts has cleared Akinwunmi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), of corruption charges. The African Development Bank, established in 1963, provides financing to African countries for projects that contribute to economic and social development. The Code of Conduct for Executive Directors, adopted in 2001, did not apply to [...]
Nigeria appeals court rejects chief justice's request to stop trial
An Abuja Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed a request brought by Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to stop proceedings of his corruption trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Onnoghen is accused of failing to declare foreign currency bank accounts, in breach of rules governing public officials. He was suspended last [...]
To separate kids from their parents is an act that is so deplorable and so inhumane, it speaks to a complete corruption in morality of this administration. . . – Jagmeet Singh, Canada’s New Democratic Party Leader The US is violating its own human-rights obligations through some of its recent immigration-related actions, most shockingly its [...]
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Supreme Court of Ireland formally ruled in a unanimous decision on Friday that the complete employment ban on asylum seekers was unconstitutional. UN Commissioner for...
