The partner has returned to South Africa after more than a decade practising in London. DLA Piper has started the new year by adding a former Norton Rose Fulbright partner to its international finance ...

The latest opening by the pan-African firm aims to capitalise on corporate and commercial opportunities in the Portuguese-speaking state. Africa Law Practice International Group (ALPi Group) has ...

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 ...

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 ...

Charles Russell Speechlys partners Thomas Snider and Adrian Mayer explore the Middle Eastern country’s increasingly close relationship with the African continent amid rising levels of private ...

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 ...

Aissatou Sylla of Hogan Lovells and José Maria de Pina of Cape Verde’s data protection authority comment on the new amendment to the country’s Data Protection Act. The Republic of Cape Verde has ...

The law firm said its strategy and priorities had changed following this year’s merger, and that it would continue to offer advice on African matters from its offices in Casablanca, Europe and the ...

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 ...

Online automotive marketplace Sylndr has concluded its Series A funding round, involving notable international and Africa-focused law firms. Egyptian trading platform Sylndr has closed its Series A ...

A new report by the international police organisation has revealed escalating levels of cyber-crime across the continent and inadequate capabilities to fight it. INTERPOL has confirmed spiking rates ...

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 ...