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South African Lawsuit Targets Sasol’s Ethylene Monopoly
Competition Law | Business Litigation | Africa Introduction: The Dispute at a Glance A legal action in South Africa has been launched by KAP…
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FATF Removes South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Burkina Faso from the Grey List: Legal and Regulatory Implications
Global Trends | Financial Regulation | Africa 1. Introduction On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—the world’s leading standard-setting body for…
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China in Africa: $80 Billion Mining Lawsuit Signals Growing Legal Risks
Class Action lawsuit | Corporate Litigation | Africa Introduction: Drilling Down to Damages An $80 billion lawsuit filed in Zambia against a Chinese mining…
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Rural Banks vs. the Regulator: Ghana’s Central Bank Faces Legal Challenge Over Governance Rules
Regulatory Litigation | Financial Governance | Arica CEO tenure caps spark constitutional clash between local lenders and the Bank of Ghana In Ghana, a…
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Zambian Farmers File $80 Billion Lawsuit Against Chinese-Linked Mining Firms Over Alleged Environmental Catastrophe
Business Litigation | Environmental Protection | Africa Introduction: Historical African Environmental Pollution Lawsuit In one of the largest environmental lawsuits in African legal history,…
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Criminalizing Identity: The Legal and Human Rights Fallout of Burkina Faso’s Anti-LGBTQ Law
Human Rights Law | Africa | Society Introduction: Law at the Expense of Rights On September 1, 2025, Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta passed…
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South Africa’s Landmark Flood Lawsuits Could Set a Global Precedent for Public Liability in the Age of Climate Change
Insurance Lawsuits | Public Infrastructure | Environmental Damage Introduction: A Legal Storm After the Flood In April 2022, torrential rains lashed South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal…
