Dr Temitope Omotola Odusanya: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Dr Temitope Omotola Odusanya, “Temi” holds an LL.B Hons from Buckingham University, BL Nigerian Law School, an LL.M from Portsmouth University, GCILEx UK and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, GCG UK, aMember of The Chartered Governance Institute formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrator (ICSAUK) and a PhD. in Political Science, from Babcock University She is the passionate UK and Nigerian trained corporate governance professional.
Democracy in the East: Which Way Tanzania? By Collins Osumba
On 28th October 2020, the people of the United Republic of Tanzania went to the polls for the 6th time since the restoration of multi-party system in 1992. The high stake election, which saw the incumbent Dr.John Pombe Magufuli…
Ibrahim Shehata: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Ibrahim Shehata is an Egyptian legal practitioner with a budding experience in the Alternative Disputes Resolution field; especially in Arbitration. Ibrahim attained an LL.B degree from Cairo University’s School Of Law; one of the most prestigious universities in Egypt. He then earned two diplomas; the first in Civil and Commercial law, and the second is in Judicial Sciences, both from Cairo University.
The Conundrum: Changing Character of Legal Profession in Africa- Gabriel Okoyo
During this covid-19 period, I have been privileged to attend several Africa regional webinars on law and technology. However, a comprehensive discussion or report on the webinar is not the gist of this paper…
African Union Agenda 2063: A Diagnosis of The Progress By Abigail Juwah, Hawi Geleta, Moamen Elithy, and Aya Hamdy
The African Union ‘Agenda 2063’ is a vision to build a prosperous Africa in 50 years. The vision for the agenda was birth during the Golden Jubilee celebration of the creation of the OAU / AU in May 2013. The African Heads of State and Government signed the 50th Anniversary Solemn Declaration.
Mariam Momodu: Africa’s Legal Millennial
Mariam, a corporate legal practitioner with expertise in international trade law, foreign investment law, anti-corruption and regulation. Mariam is currently pursuing a doctorate at the University of Toronto where she analyses intra-African trade through the construct of “bottom-up economic integration” facilitated by non-state actors. Mariam is our African legal millennial for this edition.
The Handshake Nation: The Clamour For Constitutional Reforms and An Active Legal System- A Look At Kenya By Tracy Beverly
Kenya is as unique as it comes. Amongst the African nations, it prides itself of having a robust culture of law reform and freedom. Since its independence in 1963, Kenya has maintained a steady approach to law reform, with lobby groups and constitutional reform commissions taking a center stage…
Genocide in Congo By Khairat Bashorun
The trending social media hashtag, #CongoIsBleeding has drawn global attention to the killings, child slavery, corruption and deadly conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC” or “DR Congo”) that stem from the exploitation of minerals from its mines by multinational companies. The hashtag trended in various jurisdictions around the world like Nigeria, South Africa, […]
Have You No Shame- Oluwatobiloba Adekoya
The year 2020 is one which African Leaders never imagined would confront them. They had to do some actual governance.First, they were confronted with Covid-19 an enormous challenge for the healthcare sector, which they had failed woefully to manage. Then, an unexpected awakening of ahitherto docile population. The African population which had hitherto been known for suffering and smiling finally decided that they had had enough of the suffering and spoke up.
Before You Sign That Record Deal- Nonso Anyasi
There is no gainsaying that an average African takes pride in being able to perform tasks without external help. The “do-it-yourself” (DIY) mentality. DIY behaviour is often exhibitedwhen one is trying to save costs that would have otherwise beenspent on hiring professionals and experts.
