AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER LAUNCHES BOOK- African Energy Road To Recovery: How The African Energy Industry Can Reshape Itself For A Post COVID-19 Comeback
On, March 16, 2021, The African Energy Chamber (Chamber) hosted a virtual book launch for its inaugural advisory book titled, ‘African Energy Road To Recovery: How The African Energy Industry Can Reshape Itself For A Post COVID-19 Comeback’.
The PALM African Millennials’ Law and Editorial Conference
To achieve Agenda 2063, Africa must steer its ship. African youths across the continent and abroad need to lead discussions to improve Africa and engender our common aspirations. The first step to achieving this is coming together to share our common ideals and goals as millennials.
Chukwudi Ofili: Africa’s Legal Millennial
In this edition, we interview the suave gentleman cum millennial, Chukwudi Ofili who is an Associate Partner at DETAIL Commercial Solicitors where he leads the Fintech and Legal Tax Advisory Practice Group. He is a First-Class Honours graduate from Babcock University and an LLM degree holder from the University of Georgia School of Law and is qualified to practice law in Nigeria and the State of New York.
Child Trafficking in Kenya- MaryLucy Chebet
The recent media reports from BBC Africa have indicated that there is an elite child trafficking gang in Kenya . Children are a huge commodity due to the rise of couples who desire to have children.
Mary Izobo: Africa’s Legal Millennial
In this edition, we feature the effervescent Ms Mary Izobo who is an International Human Rights Lawyer, Gender Advocate and Governance Expert with experience in the field of human rights, governance, democratization and the rule of law for development.
Illusionary Public Participation In The Amendment Of The Constitution Of Kenya: The Panacea Of A Bleeding Non-Participatory Populace- Steve Gerry
Prologue.
Although the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (Constitution) asserts the need for the realization and enforcement of a participatory democracy that allows the active involvement and participation of the citizenry, participation of the people in Kenya continues to be just another journey of the road to Damascus.
It is imperative to note that public participation processes serve to strengthen institutions of representative democracy by democratizing those institutions. In the most pragmatic sense, in a participatory democracy, the public is actively involved in the decision-making process of the Government.
Mulopa Ndalameta: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Africa remains persistent, so are its millennials which include Mulopa Ndalameta a Zambian dispute resolution lawyer who believes in and uses whichever of the methods of dispute resolution across the broad spectrum and gets the job done for the client. Mulopa has vast arbitration experience and appreciates the complementary role of the court system in arbitration.
Future Trends in Fintech in Nigeria-Olayanju Phillips
Notwithstanding the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, the Nigerian FinTech industry is positioned for growth in the coming years. The circumstances created by the crisis have accelerated digital adoption and consequently, the use of technology for financial services.
The value proposition offered by FinTechs across the financial services value chain includes payments, savings and investment, lending, and wealth management. In the last decade, the payments sub-sector has experienced the fastest growth accounting for about 38% of market solutions[i] and 15% of banking revenue pools in the country
Godwin Matsiko: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Our millennial feature this time is the endearing Godwin Matsiko, an ambitious corporate lawyer with General Counsel (GC) experience in banking & finance, education management and delivery of renewable energy via pay go business model. He is passionate about social impact investment and sustainable and inclusive development ventures. He has also lectured law students in different disciplines including extractives, energy, political thought and corporate law.
Geoffrey Nwokolo: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Geoffrey Nwokolo is a technology-focused lawyer and head of legal at Corrents, a music analytics firm. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Clever Realty International Limited, a real estate company and is the concept initiator and convener of Speech Clinic, a public speaking training initiative. He has also proven to be a resourceful and commercially aware lawyer whose passionate interests lay in the intersection of Law, Leadership, Media and Business. Geoffrey is noted for his exceptional eloquence, cross-area skills, ideation innovations, legal commercial awareness, leading actions and merit filled mind.
