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 ...

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has welcomed two new directors to its commercial and corporate practice, one of which is a veteran of the firm. Ian Hayes, a veteran of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), has returned ...

The involvement of state courts in arbitration is often controversial, but a panel at Paris Arbitration Week argued that they can have a positive role in shaping arbitral practice. State courts can ...

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 ...

The West African country looks set to lift its cryptocurrency ban as it launches its first draft rules to regulate the digital assets space. Ghana’s banking regulator has given its first clear nod to ...

The Export-Import Bank of China has agreed to loan the Africa Finance Corporation funds to support its financing of African infrastructure projects. The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has secured ...

With the African Continental Free Trade Area now in force, the EAIAC held a webinar to discuss AfCFTA’s implementation, the opportunities it will pose for intra-Africa trade and the legal sector, and ...

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 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 ...

A Nigerian fintech company has plans to expand into new markets across Sub-Saharan Africa, after receiving a USD 20 million investment. The parent company of Nigerian e-payment company Global ...

The West African country’s central bank has collaborated with a national financial regulator in publishing a guide to best practice in the foreign exchange bureau sector to combat money-laundering, ...

Established banking and mobile phone companies are competing alongside specialist start-ups to become leaders in fintech, a market that has vast potential for growth, especially in Africa. For ...