While countries in other continents are struggling to maintain a
growth rate close to 0%, African countries continue to grow.
Africa continues to captivate investment not only from other
continents but also from Africa itself.
With the increase of the investment, litigation
resulting from the growth of the commercial activity tends to
gradually rise, pressuring African countries to be able to respond
effectively, efficiently and swiftly.
The transition to a multiparty policy system in the 1990s
allowed a significant improvement on the implementation of the rule
of law in many African countries. Nevertheless, real challenges
regarding the legal system remain.
The legal system is, in most of the countries, slow, partial,
dependent from its government members and the court decisions
difficult to enforce. These challenges are compounded by the fact
that judges are unfamiliar with the particularities of Intellectual
Property, limiting the number of judgments.
