Law & Governance

In late October 2018, Sahle-Work Zewde was elected as the first female president in Ethiopia. After previous president Mulatu Teshome resigned unexpectedly, she was elected by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly. Her election makes her the first female Ethiopian head of state since 1930, which was held by Empress

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Traditional Somali society centres on timeless, unchangeable and universal human rights rather than on ever-changing government laws. – Michael van Notten Somaliland is an area in the Horn of Africa that acts as an independent state and is now one of the region’s most promising economies. It considers itself separate

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Depending on who you ask, three and a half million people in the Horn of Africa inhabit either a state yet to gain international recognition, or a rebellious region of Somalia. Somaliland declared its independence in May 1991 and has been operating de facto autonomously since. As the shadow of

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The recent peace deal in the horn of Africa has sparked hope regionally and internationally. Eritrea and Ethiopia were at war from 1998-2000 because of disagreement over the exact location of the border between them. They haven’t fully been able to make peace since then. On 16 September, after decades

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Life after prison is often very difficult. In prison, it is common to feel a loss of freedom and routine and lack of personal safety. When released, a former inmate is expected to work and provide for themselves and their family. Yet social stigma, unemployment, and poverty mean that people

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The law exists to protect us and ensure our rights. If you do not follow the law, it is possible that these are removed. Many countries around the world have prisons. Often, if you do not follow the law a judge will send you to prison. There are a few

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HE MANY WAYS OF JUDGING GOVERNANCE Governance can sometimes be good for people and sometimes it can harm them. There are lots of different ways people can judge whether governance is good or bad. One of the ways people can judge whether governance is good is by thinking about how

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The modern African Union (AU) was established in 2002 as a successor to the older ‘Organisation of African Unity’ (OAU). The AU is an ‘intergovernmental organisation’ – that is, an organisation composed of countries. Every country on the continent of Africa is a member of the AU. WHAT ARE ITS

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Recently, there has been much discussion around the Maasai and the land they live on. Pressure from wildlife groups has led to the government creating larger nature reserves. In doing so, many Maasai people are being forced from their traditional homes. It has led to much talk over whether it

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