ENSafrica | Africa, Benin, Botswana, etc. | 22 Feb 2022
On 5 February 2022, Cabo Verde deposited its instrument of ratification for the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), becoming the…
Hogan Lovells | Africa, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, etc. | 1 Feb 2022
Over the past ten years, African countries have steadily passed laws and adopted regulations on cybersecurity, cybercrime, electronic transactions…
ENSafrica | Africa, Angola, Botswana, etc. | 6 Sep 2020
Shell has granted USD1.7-million to six companies providing electricity in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda to support…
ENSafrica | Angola, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, etc. | 19 May 2020
The commencement of trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCFTA”), which was scheduled to start on 1 July 2020, has been postponed…
ENSafrica | Africa, Angola, Cape Verde, etc. | 6 Aug 2019
The Egmont Group, a global financial network that develops coordinated policies and responses to various financial crimes including money laundering…
George Etomi & Partners | Niger | 31 May 2019
Despite the privatization of the Nigerian DElectricity Supply Industry (NESI), the expectation of consumers has not been met, resulting to increased…
Mayer Brown | Angola, Benin, Botswana, etc. | 8 Oct 2018
This guide is designed to provide a useful starting point when considering arbitration issues including the seat of the arbitration, enforcement…
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, etc. | 19 Jun 2018
Three new statutes on arbitration and mediation, approved by the Council of Ministers of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | France, Niger | 5 Oct 2017
The Paris Court of First Instance has rejected an application for the review and withdrawal of an enforcement order of an arbitral award, despite…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Algeria, Angola, Benin, etc. | 5 Oct 2016
Covering almost 12 million square miles and home to over a billion people, Africa accounts for over 20% of the earth’s land mass and 15% of its…