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.

For the first time in 20 years the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has updated its competition and consumer protection regulatory framework with additional powers granted to ensure ...

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 ...

Lawyers in the UK have drawn attention to the mistreatment and persecution of lawyers in Egypt, as part of a UN review of the country’s human rights situation.

London-headquartered Trident Energy is to acquire the hydrocarbon assets of Chevron’s Republic of Congo division, its first foray into the West African country, with the ultimate aim of acquiring a ...

A Moroccan poultry business has received expansion funding following the sale of an additional stake to a major Japanese corporation. Mitsui Group has increased its investment in Moroccan poultry ...

The Johannesburg-headquartered firm has snapped up a corporate and commercial lawyer from CMS. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has hired corporate and commercial partner Alex Muchira at its Nairobi, Kenya ...

As African countries, led by DRC, aim to capitalise on demand for the metals used in batteries, well-intentioned legislation aimed at improving working conditions may end up having unintended ...

Six former employees of the scandal-hit mining titan have been slapped with bribery charges relating to various oil deals and operations in West Africa.

The divisive Bill has now been signed into law, but various political parties have slammed the law for being unconstitutional and enforcing expropriation without compensation. South Africa President ...

The final day of London International Disputes Week discussed rising global nationalism and its impact on London’s influence in African arbitrations, as Africa establishes more arbitration centres and ...

An Australian-based exploration company has secured USD 4.4 million to fund an ICSID arbitration against the West African country. Australian-headquartered gold developer Sarama Resources is set to ...