Ericsson Sues Transsion in Nigeria, Brazil, and India

The Swedish phone-maker Ericsson has started legal action against the Chinese mobile company Transsion in Nigeria, Brazil, India, and the Unified Patent Court. The suit accuses Transsion of patent infringement. The Swedish company alleges that Transsion avoided entering a patent licensing ...

China Moves from Infrastructure to Legal Influence in Africa

Prosecutors and representatives from twelve African countries — Ethiopia, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — gathered in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on October 29, 2025, for the second China-Africa Prosecutorial Cooperation Forum. The meeting’s theme, ...

Mass Arrests in Myanmar as Scam Gang Crackdown Heads to Court

More than 57,000 Chinese nationals have been arrested in Myanmar amid a mass crackdown on gangs running telecoms fraud operations, frequently staffed by victims of trafficking. China’s Ministry of Public Security announced the arrests on Wednesday and said they were carried ...