Worldwide: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Nigeria's development trajectory depends critically on modern legal frameworks that can attract investment, reduce risk, and create the institutional certainty necessary for economic transformation. This analysis examines how deliberate legal reform in sectors like electricity, education, healthcare, and infrastructure can serve as strategic tools for industrialization, drawing lessons from China's reform architecture and Rwanda's regulatory overhaul.

Explore the critical factors and strategic recommendations for developing successful public-private partnerships in Nigeria's power sector. This analysis examines the essential elements needed to create financially viable and sustainable PPP projects that can address the country's energy infrastructure challenges.

It is tempting, when analysing the financing of public-private partnerships, to proceed in the natural order that comes to lawyers: first legal framework, then structure, then instruments, and finally the numbers. That order, however, produces a somewhat distorted picture. Financing is not simply one part or aspect of a larger project; it is, in a sense, the whole project.

Following the conclusion of the 2026 Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town, one observation is clear: the energy sector across the African continent is evolving at pace.

Representatives from the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye met in Cairo last week to discuss proposals aimed at resolving Libya’s political crisis.

Large-scale infrastructure projects require sophisticated financing structures that allocate risk among multiple stakeholders.

On 16 April 2026, the National Treasury published two sets of draft regulations under the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 (“the Act”) for public comment: the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations...

The Nigerian oil and gas industry stands on the brink of significant transformation as President Ahmed Tinubu approves amendments to the Petroleum Industry Act. What specific reforms are being proposed, and how will these changes reshape the regulatory landscape for one of Africa's most critical energy sectors?

Tourism is a cornerstone to Uganda's economic ambitions. In 2024, the country welcomed 1.37 million international visitors earning UGX 4.8 trillion (approximately USD 1.28 billion) in foreign exchange, a 26 per cent...