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

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 ...

The West African state has brought a number of assets under the ownership of a government vehicle, as it seeks a higher ownership share of gold mining projects. Burkina Faso has transferred five of ...

Christopher Burke, a senior adviser at WMC Africa, explores how greater IP recognition can help young people enter the formal economy. A 23-year-old fashion designer sells hand-printed t-shirts with ...

The energy giant has increased the amount it is seeking from the Ugandan government as it confirms the concession dispute will go to arbitration in London. After weeks of good faith negotiations, ...

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

The state has diversified its renewable energy supply after prolonged drought destabilised its reliance on hydroelectric power. Zambia has announced the completion of its 100-megawatt (MW) Chisamba ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lagos-headquartered UUBO has increased its partner count by rehiring two transactional and regulatory practitioners with over a decade’s prior experience at the firm. Nigerian law firm Udo Udoma & ...

London-headquartered Trident Energy is to acquire the hydrocarbon assets of Chevron’s Republic of Congo division, its first foray into the West African country, with the ultimate aim of acquiring a ...