This piece is angled from the position that platforms for cooperation & collaboration already exist for resilience sustainability in facing climate challenges for Africa. The mission is therefore to highlight some hidden pillars that need three “As”- Activation, Advocacy and Action.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement entered into force in January 2021, marking a transformative moment for continental commerce. As member states work to prepare for expanded intra-African trade volumes, what key developments have shaped the trade landscape? This pamphlet examines critical trade developments across African nations during the Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 period.

Historically, Africa has always been known for its ancient trade routes that criss-crossed the continent promoting commerce, ensuring political interaction and of course sometimes resulting in war.

The enactment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (“CAMA 2020”) introduced a significant development in Nigerian corporate law by permitting the incorporation of private companies with a single shareholder1. This represented a departure from the position under the repealed Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990, which required every company to have a minimum of two shareholders.

INCOTERMS, or International Commercial Terms, are a set of standardized international trade terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Rather than creating an entirely new bureaucracy, the CBN's fintech regulatory capacity can be strengthened by establishing a specialized department or bureau within the CBN to handle digital finance.

It signifies the country does not completely meet the FATF's standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") Counter-Terrorism Financing ("CTF") frameworks) and , but is earnestly trying to.

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to a simulation of human intelligence that can rationalize and take actions that have the best chance of achieving a specific goal.

The signing of the Nigeria's National Carbon Market Framework (NCMF) 2024 is a welcome development operationalising the 2021 Climate Change Act.

For decades, electricity in Nigeria was centralised and controlled by a centralised grid. The 2013 implementation of the power privatisation policy brought with it new hope...

Sub-Saharan Africa has a significant debt profile, owed mostly to international lenders, including sovereign States, multi-lateral agencies and multi-nationals. For instance, with a projected external debt...

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.

The Hydrocarbons sector have played and still play a vital role in the economic growth of Nigeria and Africa.

This collaboration raises a critical question under data protection law: who is responsible for ensuring compliance when two or more entities jointly determine the purposes and means of processing?

Following the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2023 (the "Electricity Act"), and the Fifth Alteration to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry ("NESI") and ultimately, the electricity sector has undergone significant reform.

The FIFA World Cup 2026, currently hosted in North America across the United States, Canada and Mexico will generate substantial value from commercial activities including broadcasting rights, sponsorships, merchandising, licensing and digital engagement. These commercial activities are sustained by a network of intellectual property (IP) rights, including trademarks, copyright, patents and image rights.