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 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 ...

A leading Kenyan arbitration lawyer and one of the country’s top judges have called for Africa to take a lead in international arbitration, and predicted that ESG will remain a prominent issue in ...

The ICC Court unveiled plans for a new African office during its conference in Nairobi, while business representatives reiterated the value of arbitration as a tool for cross-border trade. Lawyers and ...

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 ...

The draft legislation comes as part of the African state’s wider plan to bring the mining sector into the modern era. The South African Mineral Resources Development Bill 2025 (Draft Bill) has been ...

Female-led Nairobi firm Cavendrys aims to provide legal guidance across the technology sector in Kenya and wider Africa. Kenyan lawyers Janet Othero and Catherine Kariuki Mulika have opened the doors ...

Former DWF mining and minerals head Ali Boroumand aims to bring clients the expertise of a high-profile firm with the expense of a one-man shop. “I discovered that [the] brand is not that important.

Guinea-headquartered Thiam & Associés has established a presence in Côte d’Ivoire, with its capital city also the chosen location for an ex-Asafo & Co lawyer’s new venture. Guinea-founded law firm ...

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 agreement was sealed at the Africa CEO Forum 2025 earlier in May. The Africa CEO Forum 2025 saw a EUR 150 million deal struck between several parties to develop a mixed-use urban complex, and a ...

The new law firm will focus exclusively on the extractive sector and operations across Africa. Former DWF mining and minerals head Ali Boroumand has launched a specialist law firm dedicated to the ...