Major African telecommunications infrastructure provider IHS Towers, which has recently faced financial volatility and operational challenges, is to be acquired by mobile network giant MTN Group for ...

Gender inequality and ‘old boys clubs’ are preventing female African lawyers from advancing in the profession says a new report, with top judicial and decision-making positions occupied by men from ...

The UK consumer goods giant has recruited a lawyer with extensive experience of consumer goods, and food and drink brands, to be its top legal adviser in Africa. London-headquartered consumer goods ...

Participation in Kenyan public private partnerships (PPPs) is no longer a box-ticking exercise; it is a legal obligation. Aleem Tharani, Edwin Baru and Ndunge Wambua of Bowmans Kenya explain how ...

Aissatou Sylla of Asafo & Co and Momodou Alieu Jallow of The Gambia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy explain the scope, rights and principles of The Gambia’s new data protection ...

The new operation will build on the existing legal services offered through the firm’s Vario brand. Pinsent Masons has launched a new legal services delivery centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The ...

The professional services firm has made a high-level hire in Johannesburg, adding nearly two decades’ experience across forensics, regulatory investigations and compliance. Professional services ...

The Paris-founded firm has added a new partner to lead its sub-Saharan Africa desk on the heels of opening a new office in Casablanca. Boutique commercial law firm Dumon Partners has hired Alexander ...

Proparco and Adenia have sold their ownership of the catering business to a consortium headed by Retail Holding and Amethis. French development finance institution Proparco and pan-African private ...

Champion Breweries’ offering has raised USD 30.7 million to fund the acquisition and expansion of a new product. Nigeria-based Champion Breweries has concluded a second major equity offering to fund ...

The firm has lured Baker McKenzie’s Johannesburg energy, mining and infrastructure head to its team. Pinsent Masons South Africa has snapped up Kieran Whyte as a partner in its Johannesburg office.

A Cairo lawyer with a well-developed ADR practice has joined the French firm’s Dubai office, bringing 13 years’ litigation and arbitration experience in the MENA region. French-founded LPA Law has ...