Absa CIB’s Vinesh Kassen explores the rapid growth in the Middle East-Africa trade corridor, where food security and infrastructure investment are but two new opportunities for sustainable growth.

With the takeover of LawExplorer, the Africa-focused legal intelligence provider aims to scale up its services and tackle the continent’s disjointed regulatory landscape. Legal intelligence company ...

Nottingham Law School’s Dr Chinenye Nriezedi-Anejionu highlights the legal, institutional and regulatory challenges likely to impact upon Nigeria’s ambitious carbon neutral target.

The Kenyan energy company aims to start production in the South Lokichar Basin oil and gas exploration blocks. Gulf Energy has acquired 100% of the shares of Tullow Kenya for USD 120 million, with the ...

The Africa-focused outfit will have its initial bases in Nigeria, London and United Arab Emirates and cover cross-border transactions. Gabriel Onagoruwa, a former partner and co-founder of Olaniwun ...

The firm has snapped up a White & Case lawyer for its Johannesburg office. Webber Wentzel has hired banking and finance lawyer Olwethu Gusha as a partner in its banking and finance practice. The firm ...

The LCIA has rejected the claims brought by two companies accusing the two African states of wrongfully terminating a concession agreement related to the Rift Valley Railways line. The London Court of ...

Uganda’s data regulator has scored its first success in its conviction of a financial services executive under a 2019 law, underlining that compliance with data laws is compulsory.

Cross River State-owned carrier Cally Air has leased two new aircraft, boosting connectivity in Nigeria’s southern region. Aviation leasing company Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) has grown its ...

Ethiopia has decreed that future power infrastructure projects will be subject to a mandatory competitive tender process, to obtain best value and raise transparency in the sector.

Mauritius’ financial crime regulator has clarified the responsibility of companies based in the country for corruption, fraud, AML and drug financing compliance.

The firm has continued to grow its client offering in Johannesburg, adding a partner with Magic Circle experience. Fasken has added corporate and commercial partner Danielle van der Vaart to its ...