Excited to share the introduction to our Special Issue on African paradiplomacy. It is open access. tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10… Aniyie Ifeanyichukwu Azuka Afronomicslaw Kent Law School African Paradiplomacy Network Noé Cornago Olabisi D. Akinkugbe James Thuo Gathii Dr. Ese Owie Job Bob Wekesa Wanja Titilayo Adebola

Really glad to present a paper at the Mapping and Governing the Online World conference in beautiful Monte Verità, Switzerland. It's been wonderful building community with many preeminent experts focused on law, economics, and technology.

Join us on Thursday June 27 for the first ever Carnegie Africa Forum. The Forum will highlight the African continent's role in the era of climate change, evolving great power competition, and the digital revolution. Register to attend in-person or join the discussion online

Glad to join a panel on Africa in Times Global Trade Upheaval. We shared views on opportunities and challenges for Africa in sustainability, digital trade, WTO dispute settlement & global value chains. I enjoyed chatting to the African teams participating on the JHJ Moot.

OECD Publishes Report on AI, Data Governance, and Privacy: linkedin.com/posts/luisalbe…

Great to exchange views on the impact of AI on trade in developing countries with Javier Lopez-Gonzalez (OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives), Marilia Maciel (DiploFoundation) and Preetam Maloor (Int’l Telecommunication Union). Thanks to the WTO missions of Pakistan and Mauritius for organizing such an important and insightful event.

The Brazilian DPA just ordered Meta to pause the training of large language models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in Brazil.

Absolutely delighted to join Anupam Chander and Ines Willemyns for this discussion in an important, emerging area in international economic law: #digitaltrade #datagoverance. Thanks Wolfgang Alschner ASIL for organising ! Please come join us online on 26th July, 1-2:15 pm ET.

#WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s term ends in August 2025. The African Group has moved early to start the process and to ask her to be available for a second term in order to ensure continuity. Its reasons are in this proposal for the Jul 22–23 General Council docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/S…

We are looking for four PhD economists to join the WTO ‘s Economic Research and Statistics Division. Please take a look at the following link for more information about this exciting opportunity: wto.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External…

It was a lot of fun writing this article with mira burri on regulatory autonomy in digital trade agreements! If you are interested in how countries carve out policy space in digital trade, this one is for you. Happy reading!

The ACWL is saddened to announce the death of Dr. Frieder Roessler, the first Executive Director of the ACWL, at the age of 85. He will be greatly missed. We send our heartfelt condolences to Frieder’s family and friends. acwl.ch/dr-frieder-roe…

Hi everyone! I'm finally starting to pack up my house on this app after 15 years. In the meantime, I'll be going back and forth between here and Bluesky. See you there! bsky.app/profile/kholo.…

Opening #JIEL Issue 27(3), mira burri & @Kholefelo_M examine safeguard mechanisms in #digitaltrade agreements, exploring their impact on #regulatoryautonomy and #policy space in digital trade #governance. academic.oup.com/jiel/article/2…

Thanks Universität Luzern for the honour 🥰

It was an honour to write this paper with Neha Mishra published by International and Comparative Law Quarterly. We examine how concepts of international community, solidarity and community values, which, we argue, fall under the lens of Ubuntu in Africa, can inform digital trade rule making in Africa.

Glad to share my bird's eye view on the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol. Thanks IISD Economies for the invitation.

I'm excited to join Carnegie Africa Program as their newest non-resident scholar! I'm looking forward to collaborating with esteemed thought leaders, including the amazing Zainab Usman, as I analyze and monitor Africa's trade relations with the US, China, and the EU.

Interested in hearing about how the AfCFTA protocols on services, digital trade, competition and IP can contribute to Africa's single digital market? Don't miss this webinar hosted by Council on Economic Policies on Fri, 17 Jan at 14:00 CET. Details 👇🏾

Thanks to Council on Economic Policies for inviting us to their webinar on E-Commerce, Trade and Development: Policy Frameworks in Africa, in which we could exchange our views with such accomplished scholars. Kholofelo Kugler #JonathanKlaaren raymond onuoha #IngoBorchert cepweb.org/ensuring-coher…