South Africa is actively failing one of its most vulnerable groups of citizens

GBV is on the rise in South Africa On April 11 2025, the Non-Profit Organisation Women for Change[1], which is dedicated to ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country,…

Intergenerational Learning and Belonging in African Legal Studies: A conversation with Prof. Fareda Banda and Prof. Lea Mwambene

Introduction It is not every day that a conference opens with a work of art, but the African Legal Studies conference in Bayreuth chose to do precisely that. Marking the…

From the Niger Delta to Global Academia: Dr Godswill Agbaitoro on Energy Justice

Introduction This interview was conducted by Merlin Mitschker during the “Law and Belonging” conference in Bayreuth. The conversation features Dr Godswill Agbaitoro, lecturer in International Energy and Environmental Law at…

Rising for Justice: A conversation with Milka Wahu on Legal Mentorship and Public Interest Litigation

Introduction Kenyan legal scholar and social justice advocate Milka Wahu caught up with Aristid Banyurwahe while visiting Bayreuth. She was in town for Law and Belonging as a Relational Practice,…

When Law Meets Life: Dr Cyprian Kambili on Inclusion in African Economies

Introduction What happens when the laws meant to help people do not quite work in practice? Dr. Cyprian Kambili from Malawi explores this in a conversation with Merlin Mitschker and…

Energy Justice: Time for an Afrocentric Perspective

Who makes major decisions about energy? And for whom is energy produced? Who makes major decisions about natural resources? And for whom are they extracted? Introduction These questions are pretty…

Transitional justice impulses for institutional reinvention in light of massive and systematic human rights violations

Introduction The institutions of the African human rights system (AHRS) are confronted with massive and systematic human rights violations all over the continent. These include, but are not limited to,…

Vanishing Youth: The Surge of Gen Z Abductions in Kenya

Introduction In recent years, Kenya has witnessed a worrying rise in abduction cases, from kidnappings for ransom to enforced disappearances tied to counterterrorism. The alarming trend has raised concerns about…

The Success Stories of ECOWAS Citizenship: A Lesson for SADC to Learn

Introduction The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has greatly advanced the integration of the member states’ citizens compared to the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This is because…

What is Missing in the SADC Region with the Absence of the Human Rights Mandate in the SADC Tribunal?

Introduction The Southern African Development Cooperation (SADC) Tribunal is established under Article 9 of the Consolidated Text of the Treaty of the SADC (SADC Treaty). The Tribunal was launched in…