On 20 February 2026, 87 countries, including Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the European Union, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, endorsed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit Declaration,…
On 17 February 2026, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition and Consumer Commission announced an investigation into Meta Platforms and opened a public consultation over alleged abuse of a dominant position under the C…
On 4 February 2026, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a statement on AI-generated sexualised images of children. The statement notes the rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised images, including deepfakes produced throug…
On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released an updated list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring following the completion of the fourth FATF plenary meeting. Such jurisdictions have committed to the implementation of m…
On 16 October 2025, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning announced plans to develop guidelines preventing anti-competitive agreements in the Financial Sector Development Strategy (2025 - 2030). In particular, the guidelines will regulate Un…
On 16 October 2025, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning published information on a strategic initiative concerning Cybersecurity Regulation on Secure Financial APIs in the Financial Sector Development Strategy (2025 - 2030). This regulation ai…
On 26 August 2025, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution on the terms of reference and modalities for the establishment and functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Gl…
On 3 July 2025, Morocco and the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Human-Centred Digital Cooperation during the First National Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Salé. The MoU establishes a fra…
On 26 June 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its sixth Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), assessing global progress in implementing Recommendatio…
On 4 June 2025, Algeria and Rwanda signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in information and communication technologies (ICT), innovation, and the digital economy during the official visit of the Rwandan President to Algeria. The …