Starting on Solid Ground Regions across the so-called ‘Global South’ are rich in resources, such as oil, minerals, cobalt, gold and fertile agricultural land, that are scarce elsewhere, making them…
The African System as a “Norm Leader” As Obiora Okafor and Godwin Dzah wrote, the African human rights system is rarely imagined as “an originator, agent and purveyor” of norms.…
Setting the Stage The Business and Human Rights (BHR) field has long been dominated by frameworks emanating from the Global North, most notably the 2011 United Nations Guiding Principles on…
Introduction: The long-awaited change in the making Following in the footsteps of most recent calls by African legal scholars, in this blog I share my own reflections on what should…
Introduction: Child Marriage in Contemporary Somalia In 2025, Somalia ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.[1] Ten years earlier, the country had also ratified the…
Introduction: The events of 31 July 2026 and preliminary remarks On Thursday, 30 July 2026, roughly 50,000 to 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The…
Introduction Urbanisation in sub-Saharan Africa is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, with the urban population projected to grow from approximately 472 million in 2020 to over 1.2 billion by 2050, raising the…
Introduction Rapid urbanisation across East Africa presents opportunities and profound challenges for sustainable and equitable development. While urban populations have grown rapidly, this growth has not consistently translated into improved…
This blog piece is part of our ongoing “Rethinking Legal Research in and with Africa” symposium. To access the introduction explaining the framework, click here (ALS / LDC), to access…
Introduction According to international and African regional human rights instruments, some customs and traditions underpinning child marriage are considered harmful practices and should therefore be abolished, regardless of the cultural,…