Aissatou Sylla of Hogan Lovells and José Maria de Pina of Cape Verde’s data protection authority comment on the new amendment to the country’s Data Protection Act. The Republic of Cape Verde has ...

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 ...

New legislation aims to capitalise on the untapped potential of Algeria’s mining sector and make it more appealing to foreign investors, writes Nora Djeraba of King & Spalding. Algeria’s economy has ...

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 ...

Benin has been one of Africa’s front-runners when it comes to data protection law. Aissatou Sylla of Hogan Lovells and Etienne-Marie Fifatin and Marieannick Ouendo of the country’s data protection ...

Tumultuous political circumstances have sparked disputes over uranium resources in the West African state, placing French and Canadian nuclear operations in the balance. Niger has entered a tug of war ...

Canadian company Barrick Gold has filed an ICSID request for arbitration, as the Malian government seeks a greater share of mining proceeds under a 2023 law. Toronto-headquartered listed mining ...

Political turmoil has affected South Africa’s economic strength, at least in the short term, as Zuma’s reshuffle has caused a credit downgrade which endangers the country’s position in the financial ...

International law firms’ many and various attempts to get into African markets have found mixed fortunes, while the continent’s own firms have grown in strength and skill. So can the foreigners ...

The country will become the 14th SADC member state to join the Southern African free trade market – which provides reduced trade tariffs and greater foreign investment. The Southern African ...

A major gold project in the Republic of Guinea has secured USD 122 million in financing. The gold project, named Tri-K, is to be operated by Société des Mines de Mandiana (Managem Group). Tri-K is ...

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 ...