THIS WEEK
15: The constitutionality of South Africa’s strict new driving laws will be brought into focus with the Constitutional Court set to hear arguments over the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act and the Aarto Amendment Act.
15: 7th East Africa Energy, Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition. Hosted by the National Oil Corporation of Kenya, it is the most prestigious energy summit in the region. The conference is led directly by major government, state companies and global players in the region and the issues and areas they highlight of most importance to those operating in the region (Nairobi).
15-16: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate at the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The event will discuss strategic issues and the role of the G20 as part of the solution to a wide range of global challenges including addressing food and energy insecurity, strengthening the global health architecture and advancing digital transformation (Bali).
17: Innovation for Food Security & Climate Change in Africa. A conversation between experts and university students hosted by the University of Nairobi and Africa.com. The conversation will focus on sharing perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in food security and climate change. (Nairobi)
18: Closing ceremony at the 27th UN Climate Conference (Sharm El-Sheikh)
20: Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the East African Community mediator, is scheduled to hold talks with DRC officials over the surge in violence in the key eastern city of Goma (Kinshasa).
OTHER:
* The Ethiopian Media Authority has announced that guidelines are being prepared on how the media should report on the AU-led permanent cessation of hostilities agreement between government and the Tigray people's Liberation Front.
* The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) says it will consider lifting the suspension of Namibian company Trustco as soon as it restates its financials. The Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) last week dismissed an appeal by Trustco against a previous finding by the JSE that it had not complied with accounting standards.
* Kenya's Transport Ministry has made public documents about a massive Kenyan railway project signed with China after years of secrecy. The $3bn (£2.6bn) Chinese-funded and operated railway line is Kenya's biggest infrastructure project since independence in 1963.
* Tanzanian Maasai who took the Tanzanian Government to a regional court over a land dispute that resulted in alleged evictions, loss of land and, in some cases, deaths, have vowed to lodge an appeal according to their lawyers, the Pan African Lawyers Union.