AU spots remain unchanged
Thursday, February 04, 2016
Going into the meeting, African states, to varying degrees, are facing challenges of climate change, flatlining economies, rising poverty and inequality, conflict, civil unrest, disease and upliftment/protection of marginalised groups among others.
In our neck of the woods, the region is facing its harshest drought in many years, with the regional breadbasket, South Africa, running on empty and expected to import from the Americas.
These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...