Women play a vital role in cross-border trade in Africa and are explicitly recognized under the SDG 5 (gender equality) and Agenda 2063 of African Union (AU) that targets a prosperous and comprehensive development of Africa.[i] Again and again, women traders face diverse non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in cross-border trade ranging from customs restrictions and confiscation…
Author: Dr Collins C. Ajibo
Dr Collins C. Ajibo is a Georg Forster Research Fellow awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The author currently is being hosted by the Chair of African Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Bayreuth, Germany. He holds a PhD and a LLM from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. A senior lecturer at the faculty of law, university of Nigeria (where he obtained a LLB), the author is also a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This research is funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation as part of the Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers awarded to the author.