Author: LEX Africa

Loucif + Co – Client Alert – Algeria – New Hydrocarbons Licensing Round

The National Agency for the Valorisation of Hydrocarbon Resources (“ALNAFT”) officially launched the “Algeria Bid Round 2026” in Algiers on 19 April 2026. This new round relates to conventional hydrocarbons in seven onshore perimeters, mainly located in the eastern and central basins of Algeria. It is the second bid round organised under Hydrocarbons Law No. […]

Trustee Recognition and Cross-Border Surplus Distribution inSouth Africa

In a recent decision, Scheer v Wagner NO and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal considered the key issue of the recognition of a foreign insolvency trustee, and the novel issue of how to deal with a local surplus where the same person’s estate has been sequestrated in multiple jurisdictions, raising questions of statutory interpretation and […]

Justice Monaphathi v Chief Justice: The Rise of the “Evergreen Contract” forJudges

The Constitutional Court of Lesotho has handed down a landmark judgment in Justice Tseliso Monaphathi v His Lordship the Chief Justice and Others, a case that has exposed deep tensions between judicial independence, accountability, and constitutional duty. While the ruling granted Justice Monaphathi a narrow victory, it also introduced what commentators are calling an “evergreen […]

Limitation of liability for oil pollution – the MV Wakashio oil spill off the Mauritius Coast. A Summary ofthe case: Okiyo Maritime Corp v The State of Mauritius & Ors [2026 SCJ 86]

Application  Okiyo Maritime Corp as the Applicant entered an application by way of motion and affidavit, praying for inter alia “an Order authorising the applicant to set up a limitation fund for the sum of Rs. 719,658,463.31 by way of a bank guarantee issued in favour of the respondent” following the grounding of the MV […]

Data Protection and Privacy Regulation in Egypt effective from 1 November 2026Legal Framework

Egypt’s Personal Data Protection Law, No. 151 of 2020 (“PDPL”) and its Executive Regulation issued by virtue of Decree No 816 of 2025 serve as the primary legislation governing data privacy and protection by private sector entities and certain public sector entities that process personal data for non-sovereign activities. They outline fundamental principles of data […]

Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Ghana

The Energy Commission (EC), Ghana’s technical regulator for the energy sector, issued a public notice late last year on the installation and operation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and battery swap systems in Ghana. The notice titled “Regulation of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station and Battery Swap System Installations in Ghana” (Public Notice No. […]

Kenya: National Assembly Gazettes the Law of Contract (Amendment) Bill, 2025

Introduction Kenya’s Parliament has received the Law of Contract (Amendment) Bill, 2025 Sponsored by Wajir East MP Aden Daud Mohamed. Dated 10th April 2025. Key Areas • The Bill seeks to amend the existing Law of Contract Act, which has long relied on English common law principles emphasizing freedom of contract — an approach that […]

Morocco’s Belated AFCON Triumph: A Legal Analysis of Articles 82, 83 and 84

Introduction The dust had barely settled on the chaotic scenes witnessed during the showcase final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON“), only for the controversy to reignite, and intensify. This comes after the seismic and unprecedented decision, handed down by the appeal board of the continental governing body (“CAF“), to strip Senegal of […]

Trustee Recognition and Cross-Border Surplus Distribution in South Africa

In a recent decision, Scheer v Wagner NO and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal considered the key issue of the recognition of a foreign insolvency trustee, and the novel issue of how to deal with a local surplus where the same person’s estate has been sequestrated in multiple jurisdictions, raising questions of statutory interpretation and […]

EACJ Declares Limits on Public Interest Litigation Unlawful

Background In Reference No. 25 of 2020, the Applicants challenged amendments to Section 4 of the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act (BRADEA), particularly Sections 4(2) and 4(3), which require that a litigant be personally affected before instituting a constitutional petition and restrict suits against certain high-ranking officials to be brought only through the Attorney […]