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 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 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 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 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 ...

The firm has welcomed a lawyer to augment its client services in the technology sector. Bowmans has hired Justin Ramages as a partner in its Johannesburg, South Africa mergers and acquisitions (M&A) ...

Absa’s Jeff Gable and Anthony Kirui explore how African countries are laying the foundation for long-term structural transformation, even in the face of global adversity. ‘Volatility’ is the word to ...

Despite the economy’s ups and down, Kenya’s legal market is growing. Leading lawyers tell ALB how financial services, fintech and infrastructure work is driving demand. Economically speaking, Africa ...

The firm’s Morocco arm has officially launched with head Ouns Lemseffer reuniting with a three-strong lawyer team from Clifford Chance. London headquartered Ashurst today (1 December) announced the ...

State-owned Eskom will pay Stefanutti Stocks USD 33.8 million to end their long-running wrangle concerning one of the country’s biggest power stations. Africa’s largest electricity producer Eskom ...

The Côte d’Ivoire-based firm will focus on natural resources and mining, and transactional and regulatory work. Its founding partner tells ALB about his ambition to build a boutique with the ...

South Africa’s competition watchdog has referred eight cargo shipping companies to the Competition Tribunal for alleged price-fixing. Eight major shipping companies are facing prosecution by the South ...