The new entity has launched to service the growing demand for complex legal services as the Ethiopian economy takes strides to draw international business. The firm has swiped a litigator and ...

Absa Kenya lost its CEO to I&M Bank the same day the tender offer launched. Absa Group has launched a KES 30.6 billion (USD 238) million tender offer to acquire an additional 16.5% in Absa Bank Kenya.

A recent ruling has held the African island nation’s highest court has jurisdiction to hear an employment case, a type of dispute reserved by statute for a specialised lower court to handle. The ...

The firm has added a new director and promoted several lawyers in its Johannesburg location. DLA Piper has hired Virgin Active Africa lawyer Phila Zulu as a director in its finance practice. He joined ...

The country has issued its first sustainability Samurai bond, the first by an African sovereign to be directly guaranteed by an African multilateral financial institution. Egypt has issued JPY 80 ...

The company risks a fine equating to 10% of its annual turnover from the South African Competition Commission. The South African Competition Commission has prosecuted Audatex South Africa over alleged ...

The firm has chosen a corporate and commercial practice director to lead its office in the South African legislative capital. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has appointed corporate and commercial ...

An anti-corruption report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has revealed the biggest winners and losers in anti-corruption standards, with some surprising standout countries. Levels of corruption across ...

A former HSF Kramer Johannesburg office managing partner has arrived at the Nigerian law firm’s London office, adding over two decades’ emerging markets finance experience. Lagos-headquartered law ...

Six leading banks, including Anglo-South African banking giant Investec, are facing a full trial for allegedly manipulating the rand. However, other major African banks have succeeded in being ...

The move follows the legal giant’s inaugural Kinshasa launch in November 2025. Dentons has launched a new office in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), located in the Lualaba province city of ...