LEX Africa member firms achieve top OHADA rankings
OHADA (or the “Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires”) is a system of harmonised business laws and implementing institutions adopted by sixteen West and Central African nations. Several of our members have recently been recognised by LEX4.com as the best OHADA law firms in Africa. These awards have also been endorsed by […]
New member in Congo – Brazzaville
It gives us great pleasure to advise that our existing member in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will now represent the Congo – Brazzaville region. Located in the heart of downtown Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, Emery Mukendi Wafwana & Associates, SARLU, is a law firm that provides investors and financiers, informed opinion […]
Opening the money taps into Africa
Akinwumi Adesina is not a name most people in Africa would recognise, yet it belongs to a man who is, arguably, doing the most to haul the continent out of a rut of underdevelopment and improve the lives of its people. Adesina is president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the brains behind this […]
Employment and Training of Ghanaians, and Succession of Expatriates by Ghanaians in the Petroleum Industry
Under the Petroleum (Local Content and Local Participation) Regulations, 2013 (LI 2204) (“LI 2204”) companies operating in the upstream petroleum industry are required to employ and train Ghanaians for the various positions in their companies. Petroleum companies must also recruit and train Ghanaians to succeed expatriates who are engaged in any capacity in the company. […]
Investment and Business Environment in Tanzania
LEX Africa recently hosted a series of interactive panel discussions at the LEX Africa 2019 AGM conference held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Among the topics covered at the AGM was the current investment and business environment in Tanzania. Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, the former Chief Justice of Tanzania, opened the conference with a keynote address […]
