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Economic nationalism in Africa’s giants holds back free trade
Peter Leon, Herbert Smith Freehills, Johannesburg office, partner and global co-chair Africa Group.
SA, Nigeria and Egypt have not signed up to crucial aspects of...
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AFRICA’S Napoleon
One of the many aims of this writing is to contribute to the difficult task of finding and gathering the missing pieces that completes...
Association of Angolan Petroleum Service Companies (AECIPA) Partners with Energy Capital...
The partnership both consolidates the event’s position as Angola’s premier energy forum as well as AECIPA’s efforts to expand local content, youth empowerment in...
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Global Energy Transitions & Implications for the Nigerian Economy
By Professor Chijioke Nwaozuzu
For more than a century, fossil fuels have accounted for a larger proportion of global energy supply sources. However, with increasing...
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Egypt: The Legal Landscape
By Mahmoud S Bassiouny and Kholoud Hafez, Matouk Bassiouny
Country overview
1 Give an overview of the country’s economy, its structure and main characteristics, and prevailing government economic...
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Leveraging AfCFTA to Drive Digital Trade in Africa
By Darryl Bernstein, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Johannesburg
Digitization is disrupting global trade - the emergence of Industry 4.0, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT)...
Zimbabwe President Calls for Lifting of Sanctions at UN
Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa used the platform of the United Nations to deliver a clarion call for the removal of historical sanctions against his...
Overview of data protection laws in Africa
By Aissatou Sylla , Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells Paris and Alex Ford-Cox, Associate, London
Data protection law has been gaining ground in Africa over the...
Senegal’s Ambitious Gas-to-Power Agenda
Senegal aims to obtain sufficient energy sources while reaching a triple objective that includes providing reliable electricity for its citizens
DAKAR, Senegal, August 2, 2019/APO...
Fintech as the driver for growth in Africa’s banking sector
By Ogechi Onuoha (Associate), Taiwo Peregrino (Associate), and Ufuoma Isiavwe (Associate), Olajide Oyewole LLP, DLA Piper Africa member firm in Nigeria
According to the 2017 Global Findex Database,1 about 1.7 billion adults...
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Resource Governance Index: From Legal Reform to Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa
This report explores common resource governance successes and challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, taking advantage of the rich dataset and wealth of evidence documentation provided...