Berkman Klein Centre for Internet & Society, Harvard University presents: "At the Crossroads of Digital Imperialism & Digital Development"
May 20, 2021
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Call for Application: Paid Short-term Consultancy: Investment Governance and Sustainable Development
May 19, 2021
Paid Short-term Consultancy: Investment Governance and Sustainable Development at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
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ASIL- Africa Interest Group Africa Day Event: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development: Intensifying the Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic
May 19, 2021
American Society of International Law - Africa Interest Group Africa Day Event
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Featuring a special conversation with Funke Adekoya, Partner and Head of Disputes Resolution Practice Group AELEX, the Africa Interest Group presents a conversation on creating conducive conditions for Africa's development and intensifying the fights against Covid-19 pandemic.
Is Climate Action Worsening Nigeria’s Debt?
Although we tried to determine if and how internationally-financed climate action may be worsening Nigeria’s debt crisis, we weren’t able to find data that would lead us to a definitive analysis. It is logical that any borrowing, especially on non-concessional terms, that will not pay for itself through productivity, will contribute to Nigeria’s debt, and in that way, further undermine Nigeria’s ability to take much-needed climate action (or any humanitarian or development objectives).
Call for Application: Master's, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research in International Law, University of Pretoria
May 18, 2021
The South African Research Chair in International Constitutional Law in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP), Prof Dire Tladi, invites applications for full-time Research Master's / Doctoral / Postdoctoral candidates commencing in 2022.
The relevant areas of research to which this call relates are:
(a) The law of International Organizations, including the United Nations and the African Union
Crash Course: Islamic Finance Green Bonds
This symposium offers an introduction to Islamic Finance
Mozambique and the Islamic Finance, the Alternative in the Post-Covid 19 Situation.
With the looming post-Covid 19 crisis and the potential loss of liquidity in the banking market, the Islamic financial system (internationally known as "Islamic Finance") may provide an alternative to the African banking model for customers and could provide additional ways for domestic banks to finance themselves.