Africa: International Law

As international commercial disputes surge by over 30% post-pandemic, businesses face mounting pressure to resolve conflicts efficiently while protecting sensitive information and maintaining global enforceability. This analysis examines how arbitration agreements have become indispensable strategic tools in Nigeria's commercial landscape, offering expertise-driven resolution, confidentiality safeguards, and international recognition under the New York Convention.

Open Source Software (“OSS”) has become a critical component of many modern applications and systems. Its widespread adoption is driven by cost savings, flexibility, and rapid innovation.

The EU has adopted its 20th package of sanctions in connection with Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, resolving a prolonged internal political deadlock that had been caused by vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia.

As international commercial disputes surge by over 30% post-pandemic, businesses face mounting pressure to resolve conflicts efficiently while protecting sensitive information and maintaining global enforceability. This analysis examines how arbitration agreements have become indispensable strategic tools in Nigeria's commercial landscape, offering expertise-driven resolution, confidentiality safeguards, and international recognition under the New York Convention.

When a massive FPSO vessel was abandoned at Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria's quay, blocking operations and causing significant commercial losses, swift legal action was required. Our maritime litigation team successfully invoked admiralty jurisdiction to secure a landmark court order directing the Admiralty Marshal to arrest and physically relocate one of the largest offshore assets ever arrested in Nigeria's legal history.

The sub judice rule, an age-long Latin-termed rule applicable in common law legal systems, restricts public discussion on matters pending before a court.

Large-scale rail investments are reshaping regional logistics networks across Africa, with projects in Kenya, Algeria, and the DRC gaining traction. These developments are shifting bulk cargo movement away from long-haul trucking toward rail-linked corridors, creating new opportunities for investors in rolling stock, corridor development, and integrated transport networks.

Morocco is advancing electric freight corridors with France, Ghana expands Chinese vehicle distribution networks, and Tanzania begins local locomotive assembly.

Manufacturers across Africa are increasingly aligning production strategies with AfCFTA Rules of Origin, which require defined local content thresholds to access tariff benefits across more than 50 participating countries.