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Introduction Recently, several anti-trafficking non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria have called on the government to criminalise sex work. In the forefront of this advocacy are…
Note: This piece was first published in Issue 64 of Africa in Fact of Good Governance Africa. Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in…
So, the Chair of African Legal Studies has just restructured a particular section of its library by stocking it with books that are predominantly on…
Do you ever buy fruits, vegetables, or other foodstuffs from children at your car or bus window or by the roadside on your way to…
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…
The 2021/2022 rainy season in Malawi will among other things be remembered by the devastating images of houses submerged in water, flooded rivers, and roads…