Zoe Ejiofor is a recent first-class graduate of law from the University of Manchester, Class of 2021. She has a broad interest across a wide variety of subjects, legal and non-legal in nature, but has specific interests in healthcare law and tax law. During her undergraduate degree she undertook pro-bono work as a Student Advisor […]
WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Jill Kelly, Associate Professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University, USA Moderator: Dr Mxolisi R. Mchunu, Senior Researcher, KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Date: July 15, 2021 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOGgrDkjG9XY1Tu46IzbQatf2f-j3quk Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU-jsuoImEA
June 3, 2021 Preamble The need for alternative sources of energy to fossil fuel towards conserving our world for future generations has led to the search for more sustainable options including wind and solar power, biogas and nuclear energy amongst others. However, the adoption of nuclear energy has been quite controversial in comparison to other
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by Felix O Ajiola, PhD Nigeria is in a state of deep crisis: the country suffers from a collapse of order leading to lawlessness. The founding fathers of Nigeria, namely: Nnamdi Azikiwe, Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolowo among others would weep in their graves that several decades after their struggle for independence, the nation is
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Jill E. Kelly is Associate Professor of History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA and Honorary Research Associate at the University of Cape Town. She is the author of To Swim with Crocodiles: Land, Authority, and Belonging in South Africa, 1800-1996 (Michigan State University Press, 2018 and University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2019) and numerous articles.
Book: A History of the Republic of Biafra: Law, Crime and the Nigerian Civil War Author: Dr Samuel Fury Childs Daly, Duke University, USA Discussants: Prof. Egodi Uchendu, FHSN, FRDA, MNAL, University of Nigeria, Nuskka, Nigeria Prof. Raphael Chijioke Njoku, Idaho State University, USA Video link: https://youtu.be/eb2rJWwGiwM
March 4, 2021 Preamble The recent interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Oprah Winfrey stimulated discussions around black presence in western politics, with specific focus on the stereotypical comments and reactions based on the projection of the color of their baby – Archie – by members of the Mountbatten-Windsor royal household. Contributors to
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for an edited book on The Secret World of Oaths in Africa and the African Diaspora for publication in June/July 2022, sponsored by the Center for African Research Excellence and The West African Transitional Justice Centre (WATJCentre). The book project seeks to interrogate the intersections of
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WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr King Omeihe, Chair of African Studies, British Academy of Management & Asst. Prof. of Entrepreneurship and Management Practice, University of Aberdeen Moderator: Fr Charles Soyombo, Existential Psychotherapist, Mind UK Date: April 1, 2021 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 ) Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqcOCoqz0rHN3334y5dRporMa7UXCZHmLr Video Link: https://youtu.be/e3gaGT-P6dQ
Dr. Kingsley Omeihe is currently an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management Practice at the University of Aberdeen. He is the co-founder and Chair of African Studies at the British Academy of Management (BAM). He also serves as Chair of the Entrepreneurship in Minority Groups at the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). His
WATJCentre is focused on creating a foundational drive for the study of transitional justice in Africa by creating and updating a teaching curriculum for relevant institutions of learning…read more…
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