Tag: pan-africa

Investing in Africa's Legal Infrastructure: The Law Reform Value Chain

Africa’s development debate is dominated by physical infrastructure – roads, ports, power plants. Ron Chari discusses how there is a less visible form of infrastructure that determines whether any of these investments deliver lasting returns: legal architecture on which a country’s institutions, markets, and governance depend.

The relationships era: redefining Africa’s legal frontier

Africa is on the move. Paras Shah, the Managing Partner of Bowmans Kenya, examines the state of African investment, the rise of the pan-African enterprise, and how lawyers and law firms have had to adapt to assist clients and empower and train young lawyers.

LIDW26: Relationships Matter

London International Disputes Week (LIDW26) gathered leading figures from across the global dispute resolution community. Africa Legal CEO and co-founder Scott Cowan reflects on how events across last week reinforced the power and importance of trust and collaboration.

Breaking down misconceptions about an African continent getting ready to boom (LIDW26 briefs)

London International Disputes Week (LIDW26) has gathered leading figures from across the global dispute resolution community, including speakers and delegates from Africa. During a break in the Main Conference, we spoke with visiting South African disputes lawyer Robin De Backer, a Senior Associate from Primerio.

Develop Your A-Game: 8 Leadership Lessons from Aliko Dangote, Africa’s Industrial Titan

Leading Nigerian sports, entertainment and technology lawyer Beverley Agbakoba Onyejianya, who was recently nominated to the Court of Arbitration for Sport as a mediator, reflects on the personal lessons she’s taken from an enlightening conversation between ‘brilliant’ businesspeople Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Nicolai Tangen

CLK Avocats adds Yves Constant Amani as Head of its Natural Resources & ESG Department

Founded in 2008 in Abidjan, CLK Avocats is a leading West African firm born from a bold vision ‘to offer world-class legal services tailored to the realities, needs, and ambitions’ of African and international investors. It has now further bolstered its team with international business law expert Yves Constant Amani

LEX Africa bolsters pan-African footprint with new members firms in Somalia, Burkina Faso, and Congo-Brazzaville

Africa’s oldest and largest legal alliance, LEX Africa, has today welcomed Just Legal Services in Somalia, Cabinet Yanogo Bobson in Burkina Faso, and Cabinet Bembelly et Associés in Congo-Brazzaville as new members. This recent expansion means the longstanding alliance now spans more than 600 lawyers across 32 countries.

Merger control trends across Africa and managing regulatory complexities

Last month, Bowmans hosted the 14th annual Africa Competition Law Conference. Xolani Nyali, Sivuyise Lutshiti, and Victoria Anthony of the firm’s Cape Town office highlight key themes emerging from the panel discussion on merger control trends across Africa.

Navigating Africa’s Transformed Competition Law Environment

Leading pan-African firm Bowmans recently released a detailed 200+ page guide to competition law across the continent. In an exclusive for Africa Legal, Knowledge and Learning lawyer Nazeera Mia surveys key evolutions as competition compliance in Africa becomes central to deal-making, market conduct, and long-term strategy.

International African firm Asafo & Co adds Paris firm Stork Avocats to further grow an Africa-focused powerhouse

Sharing an ambition to build a stronger bridge between international capital and sustainable African opportunities, Asafo & Co and Africa-focused French firm Stork Avocats have today announced their merger, with Nicolas Jean and his talented team integrating into Asafo & Co’s ‘exceptional platform’ in Paris.

Pan-African firm CLG enters new chapter as Oneyka Cindy Ojogbo is named the new Managing Partner

Founded in 2007 by leading energy lawyer NJ Ayuk, CLG (formerly Centurion Law Group) is a trailblazing, pan-African law and business advisory firm active in 50 countries worldwide. On Wednesday it announced that its youngest-ever partner, Oneyka Cindy Ojogbo, has officially been appointed Managing Partner

Africa must build its legal infrastructure to unlock looming trade and investment revolution, says new Yamalé Alliance

The Yamalé Alliance was launched yesterday, with a vision of Africa where all 54 countries negotiate, trade, and govern on equal footing with global partners — supported by strong legal institutions and accessible systems that serve every community.

COMESA overhauls competition law framework while adding consumer protection oversight

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has revamped its competition framework and introduced the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, alongside new 2025 Regulations and Rules in a move aimed at strengthening market oversight and consumer protection.

Launch of Conakry presence with two new partners ‘a key step’ in Bennani & Associes’ regional growth strategy

Casablanca-headquartered Bennani & Associés is a leading independent pan-African business law firm with offices spanning North, West, and Central Africa. Yesterday it welcomed new partners Julia Challoub and Christina Karaouni to lead its presence in Conakry, Republic of Guinea.

Together, everywhere: Dentons further builds its pan-African presence by officially launching in Senegal

The world’s largest global law firm, Dentons, has added to its broad African footprint with today’s announcement of the official launch of Dentons Legalix in Dakar, Senegal

Africa is indispensable to global future; Marrakech Declaration adopts African ESG framework

At the second Morocco International Mining Congress & Exhibition (IMC 2025) in Marrakech this week, a new ESG framework ‘made by Africans, for Africans’ has been launched as a major step to reshape the continent’s mining landscape

Dentons builds its growing pan-African presence by officially launching in DRC

Dentons has further added to its globe-leading headcount and broad African footprint as it announced yesterday its launch into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with offices in the DRC’s capital, Kinshasa, and in Brazzaville, located in the neighboring Republic of the Congo.

Fast-growing ALPi network expands into Francophone West Africa with addition of Effi & Associés

Africa Law Practice International (ALPi) is a pan-African grouping of independent law firms founded on a shared commitment to Africa’s integration under AfCFTA. With the recent addition of Cote d’Ivoire firm Effi & Associes, it now operates in ten nations

Africa-focused international firm Asafo & Co welcomes Aïssatou Sylla as a partner while launching TMT practice

Asafo & Co is an international law firm established to deliver a unique offering of world class legal services dedicated to Africa-related business. Now at a pivotal time it has added TMT expert Aïssatou Sylla as partner in the Paris office

World’s largest law firm Dentons strengthens its African presence by officially expanding into Ethiopia

Already the firm with the most lawyers globally, Dentons has further added to its headcount and African footprint as it announced yesterday its presence in Ethiopia as Dentons Tamrat Assefa (formerly Tamrat Assefa Liban Law Offices)

One Africa, One Standard: Moroom Africa launched today alongside proprietary digital platform

Famsville Solicitors, a leading Nigerian law firm with pan-African reach, has today become Moroom Africa, and unveiled Moroom Technology, a proprietary digital platform that supports clients all across the continent without relying on physical offices

Empowering people to enable success

One of Africa’s oldest and most respected law firms, Webber Wentzel has served clients for more than 150 years. New senior leaders Safiyya Patel and Gareth Driver talk to Africa Legal about trust, legacy, and transformation

LEX Africa strengthens pan-African footprint by welcoming premier Ethiopian firm DABLO Law

Africa’s oldest and largest legal alliance has this week officially added DABLO Law Firm LLP to its roster of more than 700 lawyers across 30 African nations providing local and cross-border solutions for clients