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 ...

The firm has selected two Johannesburg lawyers and one in Cairo among its 59 new partners. Baker McKenzie has elevated three African lawyers to partner in its latest round of promotions. The firm ...

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 ...

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

The private equity firm’s ‘Capital IV Mid Cap’ fund has raised EUR 600 million for investment in dynamic North and West African enterprises. Africa-focused private equity firm Mediterrania Capital ...

The Court of Appeal in London has refused a bid to appeal against the setting-aside of one of Nigeria’s most notorious multibillion-dollar arbitral awards.

London International Disputes Week featured two London High Court judges on an Africa and an AI-focused panel, while solicitors and risk professionals discussed successful exit strategies from the ...

Greater African involvement is needed if international arbitration and litigation are to truly reflect and understand the world, according to lawyers at LIDW25.

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 ...

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 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 ...