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2022
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7th - 11th August
LILONGWE, MALAWI.

THEME: INSTITUTING AN ENDURING LEGACY
OF TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA:
Basic Issues and Roadmap.

MR. HANNIBAL E. UWAIFO

President, AFRICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

At the 2021 Annual Conference in Niamey, Republic of Niger.

The African Bar Association Awardees and Special Guests of Honor,

African Bar Association Conferences

African Bar Association Conferences bring together legal professionals and institutions from across Africa and beyond to discuss the issues shaping law, justice and governance on the continent. Organised around the work of the African Bar Association, these meetings connect lawyers, judges, academics, policymakers, business leaders and other stakeholders whose decisions influence legal practice and public institutions.

The annual conference provides a recurring forum for professional exchange, comparative legal discussion and cross-border cooperation. Its agenda extends beyond the practice of law to questions of the rule of law, judicial independence, human rights, trade, investment, economic development and public policy, allowing participants to examine how legal frameworks can respond to Africa’s changing institutional and economic environment.

2022 CONFERENCES

List of conference scheduled for the year 2022

THE 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7TH - 11TH AUGUST. LILONGWE, MALAWI

THEME: INSTITUTING AN ENDURING LEGACY OF TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA: Basic Issues and Roadmap.

ABOUT AFBA.

Formed in 1971 as the fearless voice of the Legal profession, the African Bar Association seek to take the African Legal community to the global state, encourage fraternity amongst Lawyers. Defend the legal profession, the principles of the Rule of Law, encourage cross border practice and an Accountable Africa.

WHAT WILL LILONGWE 2022 BE?

  • A gathering of over 1500 participants from Africa and across the globe.
  • The Annual meeting of the African Business Roundtable of African Business Community.
  • Limitless networking opportunities.
  • Breaking barriers in the sound legal submissions.
  • New areas of Law Practice.
  • Continuing Legal Education points and more.
  • Tours and the best African Entertainment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Lawyers in private and public practice.
  • Judges, Magistrates and other Judicial Officers.
  • Lawmakers and Parliament Staff.
  • Business Men and Women, Captains of Industries and Entrepreneurs.
  • Politicians, Policy Makers, Administrators, Experts Media, Entertainment and Sport Practitioners.
  • Law Students and others.
REGISTER HERE

African Bar Association Officials

Mr. Joseph B. Daudu, San

Chairman Governing Council

Mr. Hannibal E. Uwaifo

President

Nyamodi Ochieng Nyamogo

Snr. Vice President

Ibrahim Eddy Mark

Vice President
(Budget and Finance)

Flavania Charles

Secretary-General

Rudolf Ezeani

Executive Director

Dr. Bahieldin Rassan Zaki Elibarachy

Vice President North Africa
RHODA SUFIAN-KARGBO

Rhoda Sufian Kargbo Nuni

Vice President West Africa

Felix Nkongho

Vice President Central Africa

Mrs. Vimbai Nyemba

Vice President Southern Africa

Kingsley Jesurobo

Vice President North America

AFBA

Established in 1971 as a professional body uniting individual lawyers and national legal associations in Africa, the African Bar Association (AFBA) was designed to be a federation of national legal associations, corporate and unincorporated legal entities, and individual lawyers.

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

Our previous conferences have been wonderful. We have toured many African countries fostering unity among African lawyers and other lawyers that come as guest speakers and participants from all over the world. Together we promote justice and impeccable law practices.

2020 CONFERENCE

This year’s conference will be virtual, one of its kind. As the world is disturbed by the Covid-19 pandemic, all measures are taken and all directives respected. We still decided to have our annual “ritual”, our conference virtually via Niamey while everyone keeps safe from their homes.

Conference Venue

Conference News

Why the Annual Conference Matters

The AFBA Annual Conference creates a common platform for examining legal and institutional questions that cross national borders. Discussions bring together different legal systems and professional perspectives, helping participants compare approaches, identify emerging challenges and consider practical responses in areas where law, governance and economic development intersect.

Because the conference is held regularly, it also supports professional relationships that continue beyond individual sessions. Lawyers and institutions can exchange experience, develop regional contacts, follow changes in legal practice and contribute to wider discussions about justice, regulation and the role of the legal profession in Africa.

What Participants Gain

The conference programme gives participants access to professional discussion, comparative experience and contacts across different jurisdictions and areas of practice.

  • Exchange legal and professional experience with colleagues from different African jurisdictions.
  • Follow developments in the rule of law, governance, human rights and judicial practice.
  • Examine legal issues affecting trade, investment and cross-border economic activity.
  • Hear perspectives from judges, lawyers, academics, policymakers and business representatives.
  • Build professional networks and contacts across national and institutional boundaries.
  • Explore emerging fields of legal practice and issues affecting the future of the profession.

A Forum Beyond Individual Conference Years

Each annual meeting has its own theme, programme and host country, but the broader purpose remains consistent: to create sustained dialogue within the African legal community and connect legal expertise with the institutional, social and economic questions facing the continent.