The overhaul marks a significant shift in competition enforcement and consumer protection in Eastern and Southern Africa, with the region’s antitrust regulator also rebranding its name. The COMESA ...

The legal behemoth has opened the final office of its four planned Africa launches announced in 2024. Dentons has launched its inaugural office in Cameroon, finalising its 2025 round of openings ...

The new platform has been formed from the acquisition of three local technology companies. Helios Investment Partners has acquired a trio of Moroccan technology companies, launching a platform ...

The Southern African arbitration organisation has added a veteran of ICCA to its leadership. The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) has appointed International Council for Commercial ...

The Central African country’s new data protection Act enshrines many international standards, but has some unique features which will need careful attention from data controllers, write Aissatou Sylla ...

The USD 1.3 billion acquisition of one of South Africa’s largest industrial companies has been given the go-ahead subject to certain public interest conditions. A leading Kenyan arbitration lawyer and ...

Tumultuous political circumstances have sparked disputes over uranium resources in the West African state, placing French and Canadian nuclear operations in the balance. Niger has entered a tug of war ...

After years of review, Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act has now been written into law, resulting in positive environmental, social and economic impacts for the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The Act ...

Canadian company Barrick Gold has filed an ICSID request for arbitration, as the Malian government seeks a greater share of mining proceeds under a 2023 law. Toronto-headquartered listed mining ...

Shu Shu Wong, Glenn Kangisser and Conrad Purcell of Haynes Boone looks at the key legal considerations as African states try to capitalise on the increasing importance of LNG. The role of liquefied ...

The fresh guidelines aim to bolster the detection and reporting of suspicious transactions. Financial institutions in Nigeria will be required to meet new reporting standards as the country augments ...

A study by the International Bar Association has highlighted problematic gender disparities across the country’s senior legal roles. Women are underrepresented in the top positions across three out of ...