Olasupo Shasore is a partner at Africa Law Practice and a Senior Counsel as well as serving as the Chair of CWEIC’s Nigeria Advisory Board. He is a partner at Africa Law Practice and a Senior Counsel (a member of the inner bar, appointed Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2006); often referred to as …
Gbenga Oyebode is the Chairman of Aluko & Oyebode (Barristers & Solicitors), one of the largest integrated law firms in Nigeria, with offices in Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt. Gbenga was an Associate with White & Case, New York between 1982 and 1983. Gbenga was educated at the University of Ife (LL.B Honours), and the University …
Gaye Sowe is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, a Pan-African human rights organized based in The Gambia. He has spent more than 12 years at IHRDA. He rose through the ranks as Legal Officer, Senior Legal Officer to Director of Programs before his appointment as Executive Director in …
Olubunmi Fayokun is a Senior Partner, Aluko & Oyebode. She heads the Firm’s Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions practices and is a core member of the Firm’s Corporate Finance and Commercial team. She has a wealth of experience in corporate and commercial law, transportation, banking, mergers and acquisition, capital markets project/infrastructure finance, power, aviation …
Essa Mbye Faal is a Gambian international lawyer who is a defence counsel at the International Criminal Court and a senior partner at Faal and Co. Faal led the prosecution in the Darfur investigations and as a lead defence counsel for a number of other cases. Congratulations!! Please note: To nominate other high achievers of …
Duma Gideon Boko is a lawyer at Duma Boko Chambers. This is a full service legal practice that employs 6 Associate Attorneys. It does a lot of public interest litigation and consultancy work on human rights issues. He has carried out many consultancies both in Botswana and in Southern Africa and has participated as a …
Dawda A. Jallow is the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of The Gambia. He was born in the West Coast region of The Gambia on 27 November 1975. He obtained an LLB from the University of The Gambia in 2010, and an LLM in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from …
Beverley Agbakoba Onyejianya is a Sports, Entertainment & Tech lawyer and creator of a skills and personal development platform called ‘Develop Your A Game‘. She describes herself as a lawyer-preneur . She regularly advises a range of clients from techies, accelerator hubs, film directors, real estate, founders, SME’s ,sports clubs, sports associations, etc. Beverley also …
Achaleke Christian Leke serves as the African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace representing the Central African Region. He is a Multi-award-winning peace builder and violent extremism expert with 16 years of experience working as a practitioner, researcher and academic from Cameroon. He is also the Executive Director of a leading youth-led peace-building organization in Cameroon; …
Temwa Gondwe is seasoned trade and development economist. He leads African Export-Import Bank’s deployment of support towards the development of the creatives and cultural industries in Africa through various initiatives such as financing, capacity building, export and investment promotion, and policy advocacy. Prior to joining Afreximbank as Manager for Trade Facilitation in the Intra-African Trade …