Mark Kersten, Fellow Researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto and Deputy Director of the Wayamo Foundation, will be giving a lecture on the relationship between the International Criminal Court and African states entitled: “Africa and the International Criminal Court — Building Bridges and Reaching Compromise”.
3rd Annual Joan Kagezi Memorial Lecture in Kampala
On 13 April 2018, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in partnership with the Wayamo Foundation are organising the 3rd Annual Joan Kagezi Memorial Lecture under the theme “Combating international and transnational organised crime: Lessons learnt and best practices”.
Nairobi five key events: Networks of Accountability – Justice for International and Transnational Organised Crimes
The Wayamo Foundation has just concluded a series of five key events -two meetings and three activities- in so many days in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of its “Fighting Impunity in East Africa” project, an initiative funded by the German Foreign Ministry.
Visit of the AGJA and Wayamo to the African Union
From 18 to 19 January, Dapo Akande, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford and AGJA member, and Bettina Ambach, Director of the Wayamo Foundation met with representatives of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Addis Ababa. The delegation met with H.E. Mr. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, Dr. Namira Negm, AUC Legal Counsel and Director for Legal Affairs, and Adewale Iyanda, Senior Legal Officer in the Office of the Legal Counsel of the AUC.
Assembly of States Parties Side Event: Weaving the Strands – Domestic, Regional, Hybrid, and ICC Justice
To promote a holistic and comprehensive approach to international criminal justice, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) hosted a side event where the all the existing accountability initiatives and justice forums were explored.
Assembly of States Parties Side Event: Immunities under international law
To promote a holistic and comprehensive approach to international criminal justice, the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability (AGJA) is hosting a side event where the all the existing accountability initiatives and justice forums will be explored.
2017 Annual Report: Promoting justice for international crimes on the African continent
The Wayamo Foundation and the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability are proud to present their 2017 annual report.
The Africa Group extends a warm welcome to Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura
“We are excited and honoured to welcome Ms. Bangura to the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability,” declared AGJA chairperson Hassan Bubacar Jallow.
International Crimes, Domestic Justice – Accountability and Capacity Building in East Africa
Over a three-day period from 20 to 22 November 2017, Kigali, Rwanda, played host to the latest in the Wayamo Foundation’s series of East African international justice conferences aimed at exploring the current state of international criminal justice, its links with transnational organised crime, and national and regional efforts to deal with these crimes.
Africa Group Statement on Zimbabwe
The Africa Group for Justice and Accountability Expresses Deep Regret over Burundi Withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.