ICC sentences Ongwen to 25 years in prison May 7, 2021 DOMINIC Ongwen, who was abducted by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) when he was 10, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Northern […]
UN peacekeeping has been beset with conflicting expectations and outcomes. Youssef Mahmoud, who headed two peacekeeping operations in Africa, gives an insight to the lessons he learnt during his stints at the helm of bringing peace and stability to intra-state conflicts.
ICC Appeals Chamber upholds Gbagbo’s acquittal April 1, 2021 THE Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has upheld the acquittal by the ICC’s Trial Chamber in January 2019 of former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, and his ex-Minister of Sports and Youth, Charles Blé Goudé. The decision is final and all conditions on […]
Malawian tea workers awarded $3m for gender-based violence March 1, 2021 CAMELLIA Group, which owns tea estates in Malawi, has agreed to pay compensation of $3 million to 36 of its female employees who made claims of gender-based violence against the company. Represented by UK law firm Leigh Day, the women alleged that they had […]
New ICC Prosecutor urged to rise to challenge facing court February 18, 2020 THE new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been urged by human rights bodies to rise to the challenge facing the court when he takes over in June from Fatou Bensouda from The Gambia who is stepping down […]
Former Ugandan child soldier convicted of war crimes February 8, 2021 A Ugandan who was abducted by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) when he was 10 has been found guilty by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Northern Uganda between July 2002 and […]
UK to host first post-Brexit Africa Investment Conference in January January 18, 2021 THE British government will host a virtual Africa Investment Conference on January 20, as the UK starts to independently develop global trade arrangements after exiting the European Union on December 31. In January last year, during the landmark UK-Africa Investment Summit hosted […]
Dr. Peter Kofi Da Costa who passed away on 18 August 2019 was Vice-Chair of ALC’s Board of Trustees as well as mentor at the Centre. Dr. Da Costa was instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of ALC’s knowledge transfer agenda and projection of ALC voice to a broader constituency of actors. He steered the […]
In this Discussion Programme our Editor Desmond Davies engages with our MSc Security, Leadership and Development Fellows, Ivy NYAWIRA (Kenya),Essa NJIE (The Gambia) and Ibrahim MACHINA (Nigeria) on their Fellowship journey and how Covid-19 has affected their Studies.
African gas producers poised to take advantage of increased production in 2021 November 27, 2020 ALTHOUGH the global energy sector has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic this year – with oil hardest hit because of its dependence on the struggling transport industry – gas has been less exposed to the shocks of 2020, […]