Catholic Sisters serving in the legal profession across Africa have been told that sound knowledge of canon and civil law is key to their prophetic witness and responsible stewardship in the Church.
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South Africa’s Cabinet has welcomed the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) approval of US$13 million in emergency grants to strengthen the response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan.
CommentaryOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay AI-enabled weapons that select and engage targets on their own are already in the field, and international law has not settled who answers when they kill the wrong person.
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday called American democracy “very fragile” and said no person or group “should have too much power,” while observing that young people need to study an unvarnished version of the nation’s history.
Africa’s vast reserves of critical minerals are attracting growing global interest, placing the continent at the centre of discussions on mining investment, technology and restry leaders will gather at African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 to examine the policies, technologies and geopolitical developments shaping the future of mining across Africa
Legal education will be modernised and Kerala will be turned into a hub of higher education, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said.
The increasing mobility of individuals across national borders has transformed family law into one of the most dynamic areas of private international law. The significant rise in cross-border marriages involving foreign nationals, Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) has inevitably led to an increase in matrimonial disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions. Whether a…
South Africa is taking another step in its digital transformation journey with the launch of the Batho Pele AI Chatbot, a new tool designed to help public servants quickly access government policies, legislation, circulars and other essential information needed for their daily work.
In July 2026, the European scrap market came under dual pressure: a fall in demand due to seasonal maintenance work at steelworks and a logistical breakdown caused by drought led to a fall in prices. This is according to the July report by the German association bvse.
On June 26, 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) filed a new case against Rwanda before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Application is the latest effort by the DRC to place Rwanda’s ostensible role in successive cycles of violence in eastern Congo before an international judicial forum. It follows earlier proceedings…
