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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster

@ald-soas.bsky.social
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A SOAS Research Cluster examining law’s role in social change & development in Africa. We focus on human rights, economic law, gender and sustainability, promoting equitable partnerships and decolonial research models with African institutions.

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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 17h
Gwawr Thomas, PhD researcher and human rights barrister of nearly twenty years. Her work on African philosophy and human dignity draws on experience of litigation in Malawi and Uganda and on death penalty cases before the African Court.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dr Suraiya Zubair Banu, Associate Lecturer in the SOAS College of Law and a Deputy Director of the Cluster. Her work on gender, law and slavery in northern Nigeria and Sudan asks what makes life liveable and for whom.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@awinolily2002.bsky.social, PhD researcher in Law at SOAS. Her research on the trafficking of young women from Kenya to Europe and the Gulf asks why existing responses fall short and whose accounts get to shape the answer.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dr Olivia Lwabukuna, Research Associate in the SOAS College of Law. Her work on land rights, displacement and resource governance raises issues around how law shapes or impedes development.
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SOAS Library @soaslibrary.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📢 August Bank Holiday hours📖 We’ll be open 10am–6pm on Monday 31 August 2026 (shorter hours). Please remember to bring your SOAS card. ⚠️Please note: no new memberships will be processed that day.
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SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue @soas-dld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚀 There's just 1 week left to apply for the next #SOAS DLD Future Leaders Programme, Designing for #Development: How collaboration among architects, urban planners and political economists can inform a rethinking of development strategies 🔗Submit your application by 31 August: tinyurl.com/y8mvtvb6
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@jonbashi.bsky.social , Senior Lecturer in Law and Deputy Dean at SOAS. Rethinking African regional integration through law and practice. His research spans OHADA, trade, regional development and the gap between law on paper and how institutions actually work.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Introducing Laura, our next cluster leadership spotlight. Reader in Law at SOAS, General Editor of the Journal of African Law, and founding member of the ALD Cluster.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Introducing Mark, our 1st cluster leadership spotlight. Associate Lecturer in Private Law at SOAS, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, passionate about alternative dispute resolution and African economic development through law.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the ALD Annual Lecture 2026 in the room and online. Prof. Olufemi Amao gave us a great deal to think about on AU law and enforcement. More to come. #AfricanUnionLaw #SOAS #InternationalLaw
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Doors open in a few hours, Its not too late to join us.   Prof. Olufemi Amao on AU law and enforcement. tonight at SOAS Chaired by Prof. Lutz Oette.   5:30pm GMT | SOAS + Virtually 💻 bit.ly/4bKZ6Cx 🎟 bit.ly/40kfX8S   #AfricanUnionLaw #SOAS #InternationalLaw
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Today is the day. 🎉 Prof. Olufemi Amao at SOAS tonight; can AU law move from aspiration to enforcement? Chaired by Prof. Lutz Oette. 5:30pm GMT | SOAS + Online 💻 bit.ly/4bKZ6Cx 🎟 bit.ly/40kfX8S #AfricanUnionLaw #SOAS
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Tomorrow. 🗓 ALD Annual Lecture 2026 with keynote speaker Prof. Olufemi Amao on AU law and enforcement. Chaired by Prof. Lutz Oette, SOAS. 18 March | 5:30pm GMT | SOAS + Online 💻 bit.ly/4bKZ6Cx 🎟 bit.ly/40kfX8S #AfricanUnionLaw #SOAS #InternationalLaw
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Two days to go. Join us Wednesday for the ALD Annual Lecture 2026. Prof. Olufemi Amao on AU law, enforcement, and what comes next. Chaired by Prof. Lutz Oette, SOAS. 📅 18 March | 5:30pm GMT | SOAS + Online 💻 Virtual link: bit.ly/4bKZ6Cx 🎟 Register: bit.ly/40kfX8S #AfricanUnionLaw #SOAS
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A question for legal minds ahead of our Lecture with Prof. Olufemi Amao: African Union has produced extraordinary normative texts. But enforcement remains the main challenge.What’s the biggest obstacle to making #AUlaw enforceable in practice? We’ll bring this into the room on 18 March.
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
We’re hosting our 2026 Annual Lecture with Professor Olufemi Amao (UCC), author of African Union Law: The Emergence of a Sui Generis Legal Order, asking whether AU law can move from aspirational texts to enforceable norms. Wed 18 March | 5:30pm GMT Register: bit.ly/40kfX8S #AfricanLaw #SOAS
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Update: The launch event for Dr Nuhu Yidana book, Consumer Law and Policy on Faulty Goods, scheduled for Wednesday 18th Feb, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We will announce a new date shortly. Apologies for any inconvenience. #ConsumerLaw #BookLaunch #Postponement
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Africa, Law and Development Research Cluster @ald-soas.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Join us for Dr Nuhu Yidana's book launch on Consumer Law (Ghana vs UK). Feat: Dr Francisca Kusi-Appiah, Prof Emilia Onyema & Dr Olivia Lwabukuna. Wed 18 Feb, 6-8pm. Senate House S209 & Hybrid. Tickets: bit.ly/3OyIfts #SOAS #aldsoas #consumerprotectionUK #consumerprotectionGHANA
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