Apple sued over conflict minerals linked to DRC and Rwanda
A US advocacy group has sued Apple in Washington, accusing the company of using minerals tied to conflict and labour abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
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Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges it filed against activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling President Bola Tinubu a "criminal" in a publication he made on social media platforms.
Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders' Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery
[Leadership] The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) that the federal government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the principle of federal character, describing the allegation as false and misleading.
Nigeria: Cybercrime Against Tinubu - Sowore, Re-Arraigned, Trial for Jan 22
[Daily Trust] A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22 for the definite trial of activist, Omoyele Sowore, in the amended Cyberbullying charges brought against him by the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a 'criminal'.
Liberia: Boakai's Inner Circle Splits Over Re-Enacted Ports Regulatory Act
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Intense, high-level deliberations are underway at the Executive Mansion as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. weighs whether to veto--again--the re-enacted Liberia Sea and Inland Ports Regulatory Act, exposing a sharp divide within his inner circle and placing the administration in a state of political and legal ambivalence.