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.

Nearly two decades after it was first mooted, the competition agency will begin scrutinising cross-border deals within the EAC region. The East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) will ...

An annual report reveals that more mergers and restrictive business practices were scrutinised by the Southern and Eastern African competition authority in 2024 than in 2023. The COMESA Competition ...

Bowmans practitioners Angela Simpson, Rajiv Gujadhur and Vruti Shah write about the changing face of investment in Africa, as local capital makes greater inroads in a space traditionally dominated by ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...