https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/740.html Africa Media & Entertainment Law news 15 Media & Entertainment Law news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/740.html en-us Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:08:20 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/winners-of-the-2025-african-legal-awards-621201a The 12th annual African Legal Awards saw law firms from across the continent gather at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 5 September, to celebrate excellence in the legal sector. 1-261201 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/multichoice-cracks-down-on-piracy-in-malawi-360648a MultiChoice and the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA), completed their first anti-piracy training and enforcement operation in Malawi—marking the beginning of a long-term initiative to combat piracy and protect the creative economy. 1-258023 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/meta-can-be-sued-in-kenya-over-posts-related-to-ethiopia-violence-court-rules-581650a A Kenyan court has ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta can be sued in the East African country over its alleged role in promoting content that led to ethnic violence in neighbouring Ethiopia, a plaintiff in the case said. 1-256716 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/trumps-u-turn-on-the-banning-of-tiktok-031915a In an about turn, Donald Trump, who attempted to ban TikTok with a signed executive order during his first presidency, has asked the Supreme Court to halt a law that could led to the banning of the app in the United States (US) until he takes office. 1-254427 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-legal-award-winners-2024-813203a The 2024 African Legal Awards, hosted by Law.com International, celebrated the continent's top in-house and private law firms at a gala ceremony at the Houghton Hotel, Johannesburg on 6 September. 1-251639 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tunisia-jails-journalist-mohamed-boughalleb-for-six-months-231657a A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to six months in prison on charges of insulting a public official, his lawyer told Reuters. 1-247690 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/congolese-journalist-denied-provisional-release-after-months-in-detention-561460a A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected an appeal for the provisional release of journalist Stanis Bujakera, who has been in detention for more than five months. 1-246426 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/466/241918.html The government of Democratic Republic of Congo will closely follow the case of detained journalist Stanis Bujakera, communications minister Patrick Muyaya said on Thursday in the government's first comments since his detention last week. 1-241918 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/669/235709.html A labour court in Kenya ruled on Monday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, can be sued in the East African country after a former content moderator filed a lawsuit against it alleging poor working conditions. 1-235709 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 09:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/740/234931.html A court in Uganda on Tuesday, 10 January, quashed a section of a communications law that has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany, its judgment said. 1-234931 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law Africa