The Central African country’s new data protection Act enshrines many international standards, but has some unique features which will need careful attention from data controllers, write Aissatou Sylla ...

The agency has retracted its opposition to the deal after the two companies agreed to terms to uphold competition in the sector. The Competition Commission of South Africa has approved a merger ...

Spoor & Fisher’s Herman Blignaut looks at what the new South African Expropriation Act really means for trade mark owners. Property comes in many forms. It can be land and buildings, vehicles and ...

Ghana’s central bank has collaborated with a national financial regulator in publishing a guide to best practice in the foreign exchange bureau sector, while also stipulating the authorities’ ...

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 ...

The divisive Bill has now been signed into law, but various political parties have slammed the law for being unconstitutional and enforcing expropriation without compensation. South Africa President ...

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.

A new report by the international police organisation has revealed escalating levels of cyber-crime across the continent and inadequate capabilities to fight it.

A decision by Uganda’s Commercial Court has given foreign companies the right to operate without being incorporated or registered there, causing confusion over the legal precedent and raising concerns ...

The North African country has updated its labour legislation for the first time in 22 years, aligning the state with international standards. Egypt has passed new labour legislation to update its ...

The Morocco-founded law firm has welcomed a New York-qualified counsel with considerable experience at international professional services providers.

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.