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 ...

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.

Johannesburg-headquartered digital payments company MFS Africa has raised an additional USD 100 million in debt to finance its expansion plans. MFS received financial advice from San ...

Bowmans’ Lerato Thahane writes about the changing nature of corporate reorganisation in South Africa and beyond. The past five years have seen a marked uptick in group restructurings driven by mergers ...

Two partners have returned to the South African law firm after gaining valuable in-house experience in their respective fields of project finance and pro bono work. Webber Wentzel has re-hired two ...

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 ...

Progress on the country’s first floating liquid natural gas (FLNG) facility represents a critical turning point in Nigeria’s energy resource landscape.

With the help of development finance, an Africa-focused telecoms service and infrastructure company will use a new funding round to access new markets and greater inclusion.

The firm has hired a returning lawyer to its Egypt branch after a nine-month absence. Matouk Bassiouny has added Khaled Diaa as a partner in its Cairo corporate and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) ...

A law firm which focuses on francophone Sub-Saharan Africa has consolidated its relationships in West Africa by merging with commercial firms in Conakry and Lomé.

The country’s antitrust regulator gains power to issue hefty fines as it implements fresh competition and fair trading laws. Malawi has introduced tighter antitrust regulations, revamping its ...