Author: Adenike Akande

Adenike Akande is a legal practitioner based in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a member of the International Law Association (Nigerian Branch).

Symbols Without Substance? Interrogating the Potential of the African Union Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls

Prelude to the AUCEVAWG UN Women reports that in 2023, approximately 51,100 women and girls worldwide were murdered by an intimate partner or family member.[1] The highest in any region,…