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IEF keen to grow Africa’s voice in global energy discussions as Sierra Leone signs up at AEW 2025

African Energy Week is currently being held in Cape Town, gathering energy leaders, legal experts, and global investors to address the future of Africa’s energy industry. On Tuesday, Sierra Leone officially joined the International Energy Forum.

Energy transition must not sideline development or deepen poverty, say African leaders at AOW

The 31st edition of Africa Oil Week is currently being held in Accra, Ghana. This week, political and business leaders have called for deeper regional energy integration, and for Africa’s vast natural resources to be harnessed responsibly to power growth, reduce poverty, and ensure prosperity for its people.

Olaniwun Ajayi becomes West Africa's first law firm to adopt Harvey Al

Joining global giants such as Ashurst, A&O Shearman, and PWC, leading African law firm Olaniwun Ajayi announced yesterday that it has become the first West African law firm to rollout cutting-edge artificial intelligence solution Harvey AI

Greater collaboration needed to combat rising cybercrime that threatens Africa’s economic and social development, says new Interpol report

Following INTERPOL’s Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2025 which showed 90 per cent of African nations needed ‘significant’ improvement in law enforcement or prosecution capacity, Operation Serengeti 2.0 has been launched.

Exploring Mali’s evolving mining landscape

In this Coffee Break episode, Africa Legal chats to Mamadou Coulibaly, co-founder and managing partner of Satis Partners, about the shift in Mali’s mining regulations.