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The Role of Lawyers in Reviewing Loan Agreements
The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), 30 Aug – 1 Sept 2023, attended in Dakar, Senegal, the 3rd Edition of the African Conference on Debt and Development #AfCoDDIII, organized by sister organisations African Forum and Network on Debt and Development...
Silencing the Guns Expert Roundtable
Created in response to the scourge of conflict and insecurity on the African continent by leaders committed, through the 2013 Solemn Declaration, to a continent free from the burden of war for the next generation, the African Union (AU) Silencing the Gun (STG)...
PALU Newsletter – Annual Conference Special Edition
Greetings PALU Members, Patrons & Friends, Last month, PALU held its 13th Annual Conference, on 5 – 7 July 2023, in Livingstone, Zambia under the theme “The Sovereign Debt Crisis in Africa: The Role of The Legal Profession”. The event was organised in collaboration...
Does lawfare pose significant threats to public welfare: the Role of lawyers in solving Africa’s sovereign debt crises
Normally, observation has shown that it takes two to tango, but that isn’t a complete picture. Always lurking in the background is a third force. Closer scrutiny in this blog is paid to the role of professionals, especially lawyers, in worsening or ameliorating...
Civillians Under Attack In Sudan: A Robust AU Response Required
CIVILLIANS UNDER ATTACK IN SUDAN: A ROBUST AU RESPONSE REQUIRED 19 April 2023 On the 5th day since the outbreak of fighting in Sudan between two military protagonists, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), we as Africans for the Horn of...
Rwandan authorities should ensure an independent investigation into John Williams Ntwali’s death
Rwandan authorities should allow an independent, impartial, and effective investigation, drawing on international expertise, into the death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading investigative journalist, 90 civil society organizations and media associations said today....
PALU seeks Urgent Interim Orders at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) against the Governments of South Sudan and Kenya for the production of Mr Morris Mabior Awikjok Bak
Yesterday, Friday 24th February 2023, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) applied for urgent InterimOrders at the First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) against the Governments of South Sudan and Kenya, regarding the arbitrary arrest,...
Appellate Division of the EACJ holds Scheduling Conference for Appeal No. 13 of 2022 filed by four Loliondo Villages against the Attorney General of Tanzania
February 6th 2023, Appeal No. 13 of 2022 filed by four Loliondo Villages against the Attorney General of Tanzania, came up for Scheduling a Conference before the Appellate Division of the East Africa Court of Justice. In this session, the parties agreed on the issues...