Exploring the Legal Landscape of Tomorrow: Reflections on Mr. John Edozie’s Opening Remarks at the AGA-Africa and University of Pretoria Event

Introduction: In a recent landmark event, Mr. John Edozie, representing the AGA-Africa Programme, offered insightful opening remarks at the workshop titled “The Future of Law in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Navigating Legal Challenges in a Digital Age.” Hosted by AGA-Africa and the University of Pretoria, this workshop provided a platform to discuss the evolving […]

Charting New Legal Frontiers: Highlights from the AGA-Africa Programme and University of Pretoria Workshop

Introduction: The University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre played host to a landmark event in November 2023: The AGA-Africa and University of Pretoria Synergy Workshop. Under the theme “The Future of Law in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Navigating Legal Challenges in a Digital Age,” this gathering brought together a distinguished array of legal minds, […]

Countering the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa Workshop with Good Governance Africa (GGA), South Africa

The depletion of wildlife populations due to illegal trade in Southern Africa, has led to loss of jobs and income opportunities. Additionally, the illegal wildlife trade is exacerbating other forms of transnational organised crime as well as undermining good governance and anti-corruption efforts. Against this backdrop, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with Good Governance Africa (GGA) […]

‘Platform Liability in E-Commerce: Consumer Be Aware: The Wild World of E-Commerce’ Webinar with the Department of Private Law and IP Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa

It is crucial for countries to propose rules that would require online platforms to take proactive measures to detect and remove illegal content and become more transparent about their content moderation policies. Against this backdrop, the AGA-Africa Programme partnered with the Department of Private Law and the Centre For IP Law at the University Of […]

Countering Transnational Organized Crime in Africa” with Good Governance Africa, South Africa

Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) is one of Africa’s most critical security challenges which is often linked to human trafficking, sexual exploitation, fraud and money laundering and poaching of endangered wildlife. Additionally, transnational organised crime causes profound social, economic, political and environmental damage. In an effort to bring greater awareness on the impacts of transnational organised […]

Fintech-Crypto Assets and Consumers: Is it Time to Rein in the Wild Frontier?” Webinar with the Department of Mercantile Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa

It is crucial to explore crypto asset regulation and its effects on consumers from various perspectives as well as identify possible regulatory areas of concern for consumer protection in other fintech innovations. To enhance understanding of crypto assets against the backdrop of the high profile collapse of the US based FTX crypto exchange and the […]

Africa’s Girl Child and the Struggle for Health, Education and Agency Conference, South Africa

Girls across the African continent continue to face challenges that impede their success such as overall wellbeing, poverty, illiteracy, ill-health, child trafficking among others. This cannot continue unaddressed. Against this backdrop and to facilitate capacity building in protecting the girl child, Good Governance Africa collaborated with Telkom Foundation and Boston City Campus on an Interactive […]

5th Bi-Annual University of Pretoria International Consumer Protection Law Conference, South Africa

Consumer protection is a critical conversation that requires collaborative effort among stakeholders on the continent and globally. Consumer protection laws are designed to protect the consumer from harm as it impacts on public health and safety as well as national security. To facilitate a bigger conversation around Consumer Protection Law, AGA-Africa collaborated with the Department […]

The Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa Workshop in Collaboration with Good Governance Africa, South Africa

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text shortcode_id=”45ayuglj2e” animation_delay=”0″] South Africa is a region with high biodiversity and substantial wildlife populations. Unfortunately, the region has also become a major source of illicit wildlife products for this illegal trade, such as elephant ivory, rhino horn, lion bone, pangolin scale, abalone, among others. This activity has exacerbated other forms of transnational organised […]

The Right to Fair Value, Good Quality and Safe Products – Tackling Defective Consumer Products and Redress for Consumers in Collaboration with the University of Pretoria, South Africa

All pupil advocates complete basic advocacy training as part of their pupillage programme. Attorneys and advocates who have the right of appearance before the high courts of South Africa and who would like to improve their case analysis, witness handling and cross examination techniques would benefit from further training. To facilitate capacity building, AGA-Africa collaborated […]