On July 22, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published in the Federal Register a final rule pursuant to Section 311 of the Patriot Act against FBME Bank Ltd. (FBME, formerly known as Federal
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First-Ever Day for International Albinism Awareness
The first-ever day for International Albinism Awareness is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of people with albinism and join the struggle against the difficulties they face, senior United Nations officials said. The event was held yesterday, June 13, 2015.Due…
Burundi: “Third Term-ism” and the Threat to Democracy
On Tuesday morning, weeks of violent protests in the East African nation of Burundi ratcheted up considerably when Major General Godefroid Niyombare attempted to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza. At the time of the announcement, President Nkurunziza was in Tanzania attending…
Derivatives trading in Tanzania
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Dar-es-Salaam office assisted the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (ISDA) with a country update on the laws which relate to the trading of over-the-counter derivatives in Tanzania. A full copy of the Tanzania update prepared by…
Panel of Experts Provides Key Recommendations on Renewing AGOA
Yesterday, the Africa-America Institute (“AAI”) kicked off its inaugural Conversations on Africa Series with a panel forum themed “AGOA 2015: Positioning Renewal to Ensure Better Human Capacity Training.” Moderated by Kamran Khan, Vice President of the Department of Compact…
Human Rights Day 2013
Today, Tuesday, December 10, is Human Rights Day. It is the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and an annual commemoration of those who strive for human rights – for themselves and for others. Given the recent passing of Nelson Mandela,…
Environment and Urbanization issues new edition on urban resiliency to climate change . . . and makes access free for 25 days!
From the press release…The new edition of the journal Environment and Urbanization focuses on ways cities can increase their resilience to climate change.
To celebrate the journal’s 25th anniversary, its publisher Sage has made the new issue and all previous
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Albinism
A United Nations group of independent experts has drawn attention to discrimination against persons with albinism in Tanzania, where they are the victims of ritual attacks and are routinely mistreated. "They are regarded as ghosts and not human beings who can…
