https://www.bizcommunity.com/415/547.html Central Africa Corporate & Commercial Law news 15 Corporate & Commercial Law news - Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/415/547.html en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:29 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/apple-faces-new-lawsuit-over-congo-conflict-minerals-396458a A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials. 1-263733 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/standard-chartered-ordered-to-pay-costs-not-damages-in-chinese-bond-saga-409169a Zambia's high court has ruled that Standard Chartered does not have to pay $500,000 compensation to a former client it sold a now-defaulted Chinese property bond to at the height of the Asian country's real-estate crisis. 1-261335 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/winners-of-the-2025-african-legal-awards-621201a The 12th annual African Legal Awards saw law firms from across the continent gather at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 5 September, to celebrate excellence in the legal sector. 1-261201 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-merger-regulations-by-eacca-to-change-east-african-transactional-landscape-624421a The East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) has announced that it will commence receiving and reviewing mandatory cross-border merger notifications with effect from 1 November 2025. 1-260961 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/disputes-are-inevitable-delays-dont-have-to-be-259847a You've spent the money and built the project, but now your wind energy farm is at a standstill. While your million-dollar wind farm is ready to supply vital energy, it's waiting on grid access, delayed by a contractual dispute. The matter is far from resolution as the parties involved fail to reach a consensus in court, causing a years-long delay. 1-258230 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mtn-cameroon-wins-court-appeal-to-release-seized-assets-369718a A Cameroon appeals court has ordered the release of South African mobile operator MTN's bank accounts in the country, which were seized in 2022 over a loan dispute with a Cameroonian businessman, MTN said. 1-256643 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/547/238684.html Africa currently presents a myriad of opportunities for investors via, for example, its recently implemented free trade agreement, rapidly evolving digitalisation, introduction of investor friendly and public interest policies alongside tighter enforcement of regulations, numerous sustainability-focused initiatives, and energy and infrastructure projects supported by the major global players. While geopolitical and economical challenges remain, investors that are successfully able to manage risks are finding that the continent's biggest challenges are also providing its greatest opportunities. To celebrate Africa Day, members of Baker McKenzie's Africa team from multiple jurisdictions have commented on some of the numerous reasons to invest in and celebrate the bright continent of Africa. 1-238684 Wed, 24 May 2023 10:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/236732.html The Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved Heineken's proposed R40.1bn acquisition of South Africa's largest liquor firm Distell. 1-236732 Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/647/235565.html Africa is the world's top producer of numerous critical mineral commodities. With the rapid increase in the rate of the global energy transition, the continent's mining industry has a role to play in sourcing and supplying these critical minerals for use in clean energy projects, manufacturing capacity, electric vehicles and other sustainable solutions. 1-235565 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/179/233226.html Eleven South African civil society organisations have joined 35 organisations from 23 countries across Africa to denounce the inclusion of Philip Morris International (PMI) as one of the sponsors of the Africa Trade & Customs Week Summit, scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from 7 November to 9 November 2022. 1-233226 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Corporate & Commercial Law Central Africa