Africa

The Master's of Law (LLM) degree in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa is the first of its kind to be offered in Africa. It establishes a higher education and training programme based in and focused on, Africa with full exposure to the international world of trade and investment.

The Afronomicslaw.org Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series brings experts and discussants together to discuss broad issues arising from international economic law as they relate to Africa and the Global South.

The conference will provide opportunities for deeper engagement in research and knowledge-exchange on matters pertinent to the resolution of debt on the continent. The plenary will explore themes at the nexus between corporate insolvency law and sovereign restructuring law towards identifying the barriers to transnational solutions to debt resolution for countries across Africa. It will also feature insights from the experiences of various emerging economies.

The Africa Task Force of the Vatican Covid-19 Commission hosted by the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network-Africa (JENA) brings together eminent experts: Professor Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University, Professor James Gathii from Loyola University Chicago (LUC), Marta Pedrajas, Economy Task Force - Vatican COVID-19 Commission and Professor Horman Chitonge from the University of Cape Town (UCT) to offer suggestions in regard to what the international community can do to establish a more just international financial order that can unblock the flow of global funds to Sub-Saharan African and other developing countries that need it.

Paper II of the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network Paper Series.

The African Sovereign Debt Network cordially invites you to join the launch of the AfSDJN paper series on October 15.

July 11, 2021

The International Legal Consortium (ILC) at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids seeks six early or mid-career lawyers based in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in the African Legal Fellowship Program.

The Fellowship Program is developed and provided in association with:

The Environmental Law Center (ELC), at the Faculty of Law, University of Cologne invites you to the 1st African Environmental Law Conference with the theme "Environmental Justice Systems in Africa: Exploring Cultural and Economic Factors".

The UNDP Renewed Strategic Offer in Africa (Strategic Offer) aims to strengthen UNDP’s position as Africa’s premier enabler and integrator for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the 2063 Agenda.