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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What is the potential of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry under a proposed new law? Hamish McArdle and Tom Edwards of Baker Botts consider the possibilities. Nigeria’s long awaited restructuring of its ...

The Swiss courts have ruled that two Egyptian energy companies must pay a nearly USD 2 billion arbitration award to an Israeli energy company, and further damages to another. The Swiss Supreme Court ...

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 ...

Tameru Wondm Agegnehu, founding partner of the Ethiopian firm of the same name, and Laurence Shore from BonelliErede, consider how Ethiopia will implement the New York Convention, which guarantees the ...

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 recent case provided insights on strategies for the fight against counterfeit goods in Kenya, writes Paul Ramara of Spoor & Fisher, who appeared for Casio in the case. The case against Hopex General ...

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 ...

Proper legal frameworks, particularly when it comes to contracts, is essential for the success of climate finance tools, writes Christopher Burke of WMC Africa. African countries face an urgent ...

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 ...