Video Content

This category hosts video recordings of Afronomicslaw webinars as well as Afronomicslaw.org Indabas. The Indabas are a series of discussions on important topics with individuals often working behind the scenes on important issues of international economic law relating to Africa and the Global South. Afronomicslaw videos are also available on our youtube channel.

35th Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture - Climate Risks, Finance and Regulation in Africa

Africa's economic future hinges on its ability to navigate climate-related risks while mobilizing finance to build resilient economies. This lecture will explore the interlink of climate risks, financial regulation, and sustainable finance, drawing on insights from my advisory work with central banks, financial institutions, and UN agencies, and from my teaching roles at University of Cape Town and Strathmore Business School. The lecture will examine how climate risks affect macroeconomic shocks and explore Africa's evolving climate-related regulatory landscape, including prudential frameworks and disclosure requirements. We will explore recent developments, including new reporting standards, innovative finance products, carbon market regulations, and green finance taxonomies. Through practical examples from my engagements with industry alliances such as the Kenya Bankers Association, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the lecture will demonstrate how climate risk challenges and financial opportunities will shape Africa's development trajectory. At the end of the lecture, participants will gain a clearer understanding of the critical links between climate risk management, financial innovations, regulatory developments, and the continent's development goals.

IMF Quota Reforms: Is the appointment of a Third Executive Director for Sub-Saharan Africa a game changer?

The AfSDJN reiterates that at a time when the legitimacy and credibility of the IMF in its relations with African countries is increasingly being called into question, the ongoing quota reform presents an opportunity to right the past wrongs and commit to genuine inclusion and meaningful participation of Africans in the institution. Short of this, African countries will continue to play catch up in a rigged game.

Inaugural Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Conference: Critical and Contextual Perspectives to International Economic Law: Amplifying the Voices of African Students and Early-career Researchers

This is the video recording of the inaugural Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Conference. The Online Conference held on the 5th of February 2022. This inaugural conference was co-sponsored by the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network (AfSDJN) and the African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN). The conference's theme is: 'Critical and Contextual Perspectives to International Economic Law: Amplifying the Voices of African Students and Early-career Researchers'.

Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series: International Law and (the Critique of) Political Economy

This is the video recording of the Afronomicslaw Academic Forum Guest Lecture Series: International Law and (the Critique of) Political Economy with Dr. Ntina Tzouvala, Associate Professor at the ANU College of Law and Mr. John Nyanje.