April 05
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Appoints Akere Muna As Goodwill Ambassador
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has appointed Akere Muna, an eminent lawyer and international legal consultant, as Goodwill Ambassador, marking a new chapter in its… Read more »
March 21
Africa: São Tomé and Príncipe Joins African Legal Support Facility, Boosting Legal Aid for African Nations
São Tomé and Príncipe has ratified the Agreement establishing the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), paving the way for full membership in the Facility. Read more »
November 16, 2023
Africa: AfDB Issues Statement on Illegal Arrest of Staffers In Ethiopia
On 31 October 2023, two staff members of the African Development Bank Group based in Addis Ababa were unlawfully arrested, physically assaulted, and detained for… Read more »
Ethiopia: Statement By the African Development Bank Group Following the Illegal Arrest of Its Staff in Ethiopia
On 31 October 2023, two staff members of the African Development Bank Group based in Addis Ababa were unlawfully arrested, physically assaulted, and detained for many hours by… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Kenya: African Development Bank Celebrates Kenyan Judge for Defending Community in West Pokot
Justice Nixon Sifuna, a Kenyan High Court judge has been named one of two recipients of the African Development Bank's inaugural Accountability in Action Award for the year 2022. Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: Launch of the African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and New Visual Identity
WHAT: Launch of The African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and new visual identity Read more »
September 30, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau - African Development Bank Project Strengthens Judiciary, Boosts Enrolment of Women Lawyers
Implemented between 2017 and 2021, the Guinea-Bissau Support Project to Build Institutional Capacity in the Justice Sector helped to improve the quality of training in the judicial… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Holds 2022 Annual Meetings
The Management Board and Governing Council of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) have expressed satisfaction with the strong 2021 performance of the ALSF. They also… Read more »
April 06, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank New Series of African Country Gender Profiles Show Progress in Addressing Gender Discriminatory Law
New reports the African Development Bank has produced on Benin, Djibouti, Somalia, Zimbabwe and Liberia show the countries have successfully put national policies in place to… Read more »
October 04, 2021
Africa: African Lawmakers Must Create Pathways for Innovative Climate Action Financing - Forum
The role of legislators is critical in placing climate change mitigation and adaptation firmly on the political agenda, participants at a conference heard. The event took place… Read more »
August 31, 2021
Africa: African Legal Support Facility (Alsf) Heralding a New Phase
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) will hold a high-level conference on 22-23 September 2021 to celebrate its achievements and mark the renewal of its mandate for a further… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: Virtual Launch of the African Petroleum Legislation Atlas Platform
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July 05, 2019
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Appoints New Chairman and Two Board Members
The ALSF Director, Dorcas Achapa, outgoing Chairperson of the ALSF Board; and Charles Boamah, Chairperson of the ALSF Governing Council and Senior Vice President at the African… Read more »
March 26, 2019
Uganda: Uganda Becomes 27th Member of the African Legal Support Facility
Uganda has ratified the agreement for the establishment of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), becoming the 27th member state of the body, which is an international… Read more »
February 28, 2019
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Trains African Lawyers On Negotiating Deals in Key Economic Sectors
The African Legal Support Facility has completed a two-day workshop for African lawyers and government negotiators, aimed at strengthening their capacity to negotiate complex deals… Read more »
November 07, 2018
Africa: Africa Investment Forum - African Legal Support Facility Offers Tools to Assist Negotiations for Infrastructure On the Continent
Stephen Karangizi, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the African Legal Support Facility on Monday said the facility offers the needed tools for African countries to better… Read more »
September 12, 2018
Africa: ALSF Wins Best Legal Department of the Year Prize At the African Legal Awards
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) was recognized as Best Legal Department of the Year (Large Teams) at the 2018 Annual African Legal Awards held in Johannesburg, South… Read more »
August 01, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Shares Milestones and Lessons Learnt During Administrative Tribunal's First 20 Years
The African Development Bank marked the 20th anniversary of its Administrative Tribunal with a forum held at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan. Read more »
June 27, 2018
Africa: International Lawmakers Gather in Abidjan to Mark 20 Years Jubilee of the African Development Bank's Administrative Tribunal
The Bank to host International Colloquium to enhance participants' capacity to effectively prevent and manage employment disputes in international organizations Read more »
May 23, 2018
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Governing Council and Management Board Meets in Busan
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) held its 25th Management Board and 9th Governing Council meetings on 20 and 21 May 2018 respectively, on the margins of the 2018… Read more »
May 15, 2018
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - African Development Bank Debars Robert Akika Ngong
The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the Bank found Ngong to have engaged in a fraudulent practice in the context of a consultancy engagement with the institution Read more »
May 04, 2018
Africa: African Legal Support Facility Promotes Investments at the 2018 African Business Law Firms Association Conference
Each year, members and supporters of African Business Law Firms Association (ABLFA) gather at the organization's annual conference to explore and devise solutions to the emerging… Read more »
April 24, 2018
Cameroon: 25th Member State to Ratify the African Legal Support Facility Treaty
The President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, signs a bill ratifying the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF). Read more »
September 05, 2017
Africa: ALSF, Uneca, and African Union Cooperate to Develop a Modeling Mining Laws
For more than a decade, Africa has enjoyed a mineral boom, producing more than 10% of the world's minerals by value, from over 30% of its global mineral reserves. And yet, despite… Read more »
August 24, 2017
Africa: Placing Women At the Center of African Legal Capacity-Building
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) staff recently attended the first Women Advancing Africa Forum (WAA), a new flagship conference on women's contributions to Africa's… Read more »