Adejoke Babington-Ashaye: International Law, Music and Mentorship

Change Africa Podcast

Adejoké Babington-Ashaye is a versatile international law expert, social entrepreneur, and musician activist. She has worked with the World Bank, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court. She is also the founder of ‘Konseye: The Mentorship Network’, which seeks to connect tomorrow’s leaders with experts in their field of choice.

Growing up under military rule in Nigeria, 8-year-old Adejoke had audacious dreams of impacting the world. She shares with us the different experiences which influenced her upbringing and shaped her mind toward pursuing a career in activism and law.

We discuss her illustrious career in law and the evolution of the international law towards inclusivity and diversity. Adejoke shares the inspiration and reasoning behind her co-authored book “International Criminal Investigations: Law and Practice”, a resource book on selected topics assessing more than twenty years of international criminal investigations.

She tells us how an unconventional decision to start her career with the International Criminal Court in a less glorified role opened up opportunities to work on some of the landmark human rights cases of the last century.

Adejoké speaks passionately about her activism, her willingness to give back and the impact of using her voice as part of the SongRise acapella group to sing against the injustices worldwide.

She elaborates on her new mentoring organisation, ‘Konseye: The Mentorship Network ’, as creating a network of diverse cheerleaders to encourage and spur each other on to do great things. Adejoke believes in the limitless potential that young Africans have and the need for people to realise and harness that, transforming their lives for the better.

Connect with:

Adejoke on

• Instagram: @adejokemusic
• LinkedIn: Adejoké Babington-Ashaye

Konseye: The Mentorship Network on

• IG, Twitter, and Facebook: @konseyenetwork
• LinkedIn: Konseye The Mentorship Network.

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