Our legal work in Africa

Advising China Baowu Steel Group on its investment in the Simandou mining and infrastructure (rail and port) project in the Republic of Guinea, reportedly the largest project of its kind in Africa at the time.

Advising a multi-asset energy and mining company in relation to power supply arrangements in Mozambique.

Advising SMRT Project and Energy Solutions limited on the development construction and financing of a solar project in Sierra Leone, including the drafting of related documents.

Advising Frontier Mining (subsidiary of Eurasian Resources Group) on its power supply arrangements in Zambia and the DRC.

Assisting a public research university to operate online academic programs into East Africa.

Assisting the Africa Centre, London's international centre for Pan-African culture, with the legal work for the transformation of their Southwark headquarters.

Advising a speciality chemicals company with export controls and sanctions issues in Sudan.

A consortium of international banks as arrangers on the inaugural sukuk offering by the State of Senegal, the first of its kind in West Africa.

Acted as lead counsel in Sikhakhane Panel investigation, resulting from an employee complaint at a covert unit within South African Revenue Services.

Advise on the OHADA law's constitutional framework, which governs 17 French-speaking African countries.

Advise the States of Niger and Benin on award winning US$4.3bn West African rail loop project across Niger, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.

Advised IFC and Société Générale as co-arrangers on the US$300m trade financing provided to fund oil imports in Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

Advised IFC on its Energy Access Fund (REAF). Microfinance fund provides debt finance to modern energy products and services to off-grid users in emerging markets.

Advised PPC Limited on their acquisition of various mining and quarry rights from a local entity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Advises Afrexim on a reserve base lending facility to support Eroton's US$1.2bn acquisition of OML 18, from several oil majors in Nigeria.

Advises BHPBilliton on regulatory, health and safety, and compliance issues resulting from rail infrastructure project linked to a mine in South Africa.

Advises Propertuity Developments on the award-winning Maboneng District project, a mixed-use development within a regeneration zone in Johannesburg.

Leading telecom providers such as Vodafone on all acquisition, merger, joint venture, disposal, and sale matters relating to cross-border transactions.

PEAS on its PPP with governments of Uganda, Rwanda, and Zambia to build, operate, and extend the capacity of secondary education into remote areas.