Africa
LEX Africa 2024 AGM – Press Release
LEX Africa, the leading African legal alliance, and International Practice Group (IPG), a global network of over 2,500 professionals, held their Annual General Meetings in
31 May 2024
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Category: Africa
Africa
Legal Update Tanzania: Proposed Bill Seeks to Amend Mining Act
• Minimum capital investment for mining licence increased • Minister empowered to declare critical and strategic minerals • Time limitation for payment of application fee
17 May 2024
Africa
African Continental Free Trade Area: Legal Challenges and Opportunities for International Corporations
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the largest trade agreements in the world by the number of participating countries. It brings together
25 March 2024
Africa
Setting-up Smart Corridors will help get trade moving on the continent
New Recognition of the Relevance of Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation for Improved African Trade The need to improve African trade continues to be of the greatest importance
27 February 2024
Africa
COMESA’s first ever fine for Anti-Competitive Business Practices
The COMESA Competition Commission (“CCC”) is clamping down as they issue their first fine for alleged anti-competitive business practices. The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”)
23 February 2024
Zimbabwe
Introduction of Special Capital Gains Tax In Zimbabwe
Section 26(3) of the Finance Act No. 13 of 2023 provides, inter alia that: (3) There is hereby chargeable a special capital gains tax on
15 February 2024
Africa
Nigeria’s Gas Case Lights Up the Arbitration World
It has ingredients of a thriller: big money, greed, bribery, deception, picturesque locations… But the main theme of the story is how it has forced
15 February 2024
Uganda
Uganda’s Competition Act 2023
Uganda’s arduous journey to a domestic general competition law regime that started 20 years ago in 2004 has culminated into the passing of the Competition
9 February 2024
Africa
Africa’s Legal Frameworks for Mining Green Minerals
The drive towards sustainability has made ‘green’ minerals hot property. LEX Africa looks at the regulatory regimes governing this in seven key African nations. The
5 February 2024
Africa
The Role of Lawyers in International Business Immigration into Africa
In recent years, many African countries have experienced significant economic growth. Withthis growth has come several opportunities for business and investment, which hasaccelerated international business
15 January 2024