
Newell Legal: UK Blog Awards 2019 Finalist
Dear Reader, We are delighted to announce that we are finalists for the UK Blog Awards 2019. Newell Legal is one of four blogs competing...

A Christmas Message From Newell Legal
Dear Reader, This year has been eventful. There have been numerous crucial developments in the world that we at Newell Legal have...

The Struggle for Democracy: Togo and the Curse of Gnassingbé
In the last year there has been serious unrest in Togo. At the heart of this unrest is the citizens’ clamouring for better representation...

The Rise Of Togo: An Introduction
Rising from the ashes of wars and political instability since the 1960s, Togo is beginning to make strides. With an improving economy,...

Imperial Support of Dictatorship
Paul Biya (picture below with Emmanuel Macron, the President of France) was recently announced as the winner of the concluded Cameroonian...

Genocide in Southern Cameroon
The Ambazonians, an adopted name for the people of Southern Cameroon, have been agitating to be separated from their francophone-speaking...

Bringing Brexit to Africa: The Birth of a New Commonwealth
Theresa May recently visited Africa, commencing her tour with visits to South Africa and Nigeria, before turning her attention towards...

Social Media Tax: African Leaders and the Disdain for Dissent
In July this year, the Ugandan government implemented its social media tax. It was initially proposed that there should be a $0.5 (£0.39)...

"Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread" - A Case of Elections Gone Wrong
There is nothing worse than trying to convince someone to vote for a particular candidate. Despite facts and figures, they have their...

Rebuilding Africa: The Ethiopian Case Study
“WE WANT PROSPERITY. WE WANT DEMOCRACY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE EQUAL.” These were the chants of most Ethiopians in Canada and the USA,...