Kabre Jonathan, PhD

It was worth at the time at UM6P - Faculté de Gouvernance, Sciences Economiques et Sociales, UM6P - Uni Mohammed VI Polytechnic, in Rabat,🇲🇦 My thanks to @SBenjaminTraor1 again for the invitation. @jonathan_kabre,all involved with the landing of the conference, merci beacoup!

📸On May 20 & 21, I joined colleagues in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 to assess the first years of the implementation of the #AfCFTA. I offered the #Keynote speech at the conference & also participated in a High Level panel that reflected on Morocco’s efforts in implementing the AfCFTA../1

🔊🔊➡️Conference Program Announced: Thème: First Years of Functioning of the African Continental Free Trade Area: Challenges and Prospects Dates: May 20-21 Venue: Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦 “The conference comes as a result of several months of reflections on various aspects of the AfCFTA. As part of the “PROGRESS” research project of the AIRESS, the conference aims at assessing the first five years of implementation of the AfCFTA. It will discuss different issues ranging from legal and conceptual design to more specific issues related to implementation.” afronomicslaw.org/category/news-…

Congratulations @Harrison_Otty!

Tracking state reactions to the ICC Arrest Warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, & Deif 🧵

WEBINAR Invitation: The African International Economic Law Network is happy to invite you to this webinar that focuses on the #francophone Africa’s implementation of the #Afcfta Theme: The Implementation of the AfCFTA Nov. I6, 2024. More ⬇️ afronomicslaw.org/index.php/cate…

#CFPs -First Years of Functioning of the African Continental Free Trade Area: Challenges & Prospects Appel à Contributions - Mise en œuvre de la Zone de Libre- Échange Continentale Africaine: Défis et Perspectives DL: Aug. 30 Morocco🇲🇦, Mar 3-5, 2025 ⬇️ afronomicslaw.org/category/news-…

Tracking State reactions to the arrest warrants issued by the ICC OTP against Israeli and Hamas leaders, a thread 🧵

🇪🇨 Very, very proud of Ecuador and of our people for having voted against the return of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) in yesterdays’s referendum. A few words of context: This is the second time that the Ecuadorian people say No to ISDS and its international arbitration courts by means of a direct vote at the ballot box. The first time was in the 2008 constitutional referendum when a new constitution, including article 422 banning ISDS, was submitted to a popular vote. Then came the hard task of exiting ISDS commitments which the government and legislators managed to do. But it took 8 years to fully achieve this, in the face of powerful lobbies doing their utmost to uphold ISDS. Ecuador first withdrew from ICSID and then terminated 24 bilateral investment treaties. I’m proud to have notified Ecuador’s withdrawal from 16 such investment treaties. With the restoration of the elite pact orchestrated by the Moreno government from 2017, the Ecuadorian oligarchs, now in power, tried to overturn the constitutional prohibition and reintroduce ISDS. Companies owned by Ecuadorians but registered abroad (tax evasion plays a big role in this story) and large transnational corporations were eager to return to a system which allowed them to evade Ecuadorian laws. They managed to re-rejoin ICSID and attempted, via sympathetic constitutional court judges, to allow for the signing of new bilateral investment treaties, but without success. Hence the importance for them of this referendum and the question: "Do you agree that the Ecuadorian State recognise international arbitration as a method to solve investment, contractual or commercial disputes?". But 63% of voters said No: a hard blow to the ISDS system, with national, regional and global repercussions. Congratulations to Ecuador, to our people and to all those who fought hard, in spite of the non-level playing field of this electoral campaign, for the triumph of the No to ISDS. It’s a No to the primacy of capital over human beings. A No to injustice and impunity. And a Yes to people, the environment, sovereignty, and democracy. 🇪🇨 🇪🇨 🇪🇨

Afreximbank has today announced the signing of a term sheet for a $75 million trade finance line of credit facility with Burkina Faso's Lilium Gold. This groundbreaking initiative aims to bolster Burkina Faso's mining landscape, focusing on the strategic acquisition of Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines. As the sole mandated lead arranger, Afreximbank's $75 million contribution underscores its unwavering commitment to propelling critical sectors within the economy of an African nation. This investment aligns seamlessly with Afreximbank's overarching objectives to foster intra-African trade and drive industrial development. Helen Brume, Director for Project and Asset-Based Finance at Afreximbank, formalized this transformative agreement with Simon Tiemtore, Chairman of Lilium Capital, at the #IATF2023. #Afreximbank

My article "In someone else's words: Judicial borrowing and the semantic authority of the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights" Is now out in Issue 36.4. of @LJIL_Leiden. I hope you enjoy it. If you do not have access to the article, please do not hesitate to reach out.

A new blog is out!💡Are there significant changes in the Guidelines’ provisions on stakeholder engagement?🤔Join Dr Caroline Omari Lichuma from @uni_lu as she unearths this question, focusing on vulnerable & marginalised actors. Read it here⤵️ bit.ly/3FznLcg @NOVA_BHRE

UP EXPERT OPINION: “The World Bank & IMF need to continue evolving if they are to remain fit for purpose in the 21st century,” says professor & senior research fellow at UP’s Centre for Advancement of Scholarship Prof Danny Bradlow: ow.ly/F37x50PYves #UniversityOfPretoria

@Dr_OOwiso @mariff @jonathan_kabre @SherryKyama @ItsDrThomas #GLRTP2023 #PRFGL2023

The Kabarak Law Review Advisory Board held its inaugural meeting with the Editorial Board on 11th October 2023. We thank you for your advice and encouragement and we look forward to a fantastic KLR volume 2 and more 2024 activities. @wa_nciko @Canyiva @abdullahiali26

NEW OPEN ACCESS BOOK: ‘Sixty years after independence, Africa and international law: Views from a generation / Soixante ans apres les independances, l’Afrique et le droit international: Regards d’une generation’ Apollin Koagne Zouapet (Ed), PULP 2023 afronomicslaw.org/category/repos…

About 120 law students, lecturers and experts are meeting to discuss about 'Armed Conflict and Biodiversity Conservation in the Great Lakes Region'. A weeklong training with Conference, workshops, and moot competition! Join the conversation #GLRTP2023 #PRFGL2023

The Centre for Human Rights' LLM programme in International Trade & Investment Law in Africa celebrates in 20th anniversary today!