Africa Today

Dispute Settlement in the WTO serves as one of the organization’s core activities. The aim of the dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) is to secure a positive solution to a dispute, where…

In 2021, Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari, took to Twitter to declare the “Decade of Gas” – running from January 1, 2021 till 2030. Prior to this, 2020 was declared the “Year…

Elections are a momentous period in every country, that confronts the power of the people to exercise their sovereignty, whether by devolution or in a centralized system, to democratically delegate that…

The Security and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (“the Commission”) established a Fintech Roadmap Committee (“Committee”) in November 2018 to explore the impact of financial technology on investments and securities in Nigeria…

Strongly believing in this motto, “HerHonorSettingTheBar” campaigned for 9 years and succeeded in ending one form of discrimination against Egyptian women.  Even though Egyptian women studied law since 1924/100 years ago,…

For decades now, one of Nigeria’s major problems is high unemployment rate. Although, Nigeria is regarded as the most populated country in Africa and endowed with enormous potentials, resources and able…

The ‘newly’ passed Petroleum Industry Act 2021 has been portrayed as Nigeria’s saviour from economic woes and the crippling oil and gas industry, however the Act started off as a bill…

In 2010, Kenya promulgated transformative and progressive Constitution.  The Bill of Rights protects human and people’s freedoms and rights. These include the right to equality before the law and non –…

The land question has been a reason for many controversies in the African continent over the years. This is right from the pre-colonial era to date. Land was the reason why…

On Friday 21st May 2021, Honourable Lady Justice Martha Karambu Koome took oath of office as the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. In an event witnessed by the Head…