For any international business or investor, Africa presents a continent of immense opportunity. However, navigating its 54 diverse legal and regulatory landscapes can feel like a monumental task. How do you ensure compliance, manage transactions, and resolve disputes across multiple jurisdictions with confidence? This is the exact challenge LEX Africa
LEX Africa’s CSR Programme supports worthy organisations operating in Africa. Lex:lead is a group of international lawyers and friends which offers an annual essay competition to law students from the world’s least developed countries for one-time financial awards. LEX Africa has for several years supported Lex:lead’s initiative which acts as
Leading cross border expansion into Africa, the real challenge is not just about negotiating deals. It is managing multi-country operations, due diligence, regulatory exposure, and reputational risk in one coherent framework. Africa’s 54 key jurisdictions mean different and often conflicting laws, rules, cultures, business environments and politics, and this requires
LEX Africa has again made a contribution to Lex:lead, an organisation which offers anannual essay competition on topics of law and development to law students from the world’sleast developed countries for one time USD500 awards. LEX Africa’s award recipients for2025 are Ms Amanda Udzu and Mr Kofi Asante-Krobea who are
LEX Africa’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme Contributing to Sustainable Development Across Africa LEX Africa and its members are committed to making a meaningful impact beyond the legal profession. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme reflects our belief that businesses should play an active role in supporting and participating in
The African Legal Awards 2025 nominations have been announced, with LEX Africa and six LEX Africa members receiving nominations. The awards, hosted by Law.com International in partnership with the Corporate Counsel Association of South Africa, acknowledge legal talent from across the African continent. Says Pieter Steyn, Chairman of LEX Africa, “We are proud the LEX
LEX Africa was well represented at the 2nd International Bar Association (IBA) African Competition Law Conference held in Lagos, Nigeria on 29 to 30 May 2025. LEX Africa delegates included Chairperson Pieter Steyn from South Africa, Sydney Chisenga from Zambia and Osayaba Giwa-Osagie from Nigeria. Pieter was a speaker and
LEX Africa celebrates International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025. This year’s theme focuses on rights, equality and empowerment for all women and girls. Central to this vision is empowering the youth as catalysts for lasting change. 2025 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
DABLO Law Firm, one of Ethiopia’s premier full-service law firms, has officially joined LEX Africa, Africa’s largest and longest-standing legal Alliance. This expands LEX Africa to cover 30 African countries. Founded in 1993, LEX Africa is a Band 1 ranked African legal Alliance that provides cross-border and local African
LEX Africa was well represented at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town with representatives from Mali, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The focus of the conference included the role of indigenous peoples and local communities in African mining and representatives of these groups participated in key sessions. Mamadou