COVID-19 has revealed the high value of personal data to businesses around the world, while also highlighting its susceptibility to abuse and attack. Countries have responded by reviewing their data privacy and protections laws.
Baker McKenzie recently produced a comprehensive guide covering latest developments in competition law in 25 African countries. The guide, titled An Overview of Competition & Antitrust Regulations and Developments in Africa: 2021, can be downloaded here.
In brief A new Rwanda Ministerial Order published in the gazette in December 2020, replacing the country’s transfer…
This first newsletter of the year sets out an analysis of the existing or upcoming rules to encourage the creation of start-ups in 10 French-speaking African countries (Algeria, Togo, Benin, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Gabon, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Chad).
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the largest trading blocs in the world. The agreement establishing the AfCFTA has been signed by 54 out of the 55 member states of the African Union (AU), and ratified by at least 30 of them with 28 having deposited their instrument of ratification as of the date of this writing.
Wildu du Plessis, Partner and Head of Banking & Finance, and Marc Yudaken, Corporate/M&A Partner , in Baker…
Executive Summary: The second quarter of 2020 has seen the globe continue to navigate the complexity created by the COVID-19 pandemic. These unprecedented times have sparked economic and political crisis across the world, while organisations seek to respond to an increase in cybercrime, and a resurgence of bribery and corruption…
If Africa can address its power crisis through the widespread use of renewable energy solutions and smart power…
In collaboration with Casablanca Finance City, Baker McKenzie Casablanca team published a special edition of “Africa Insights” series as a practical guide for employers in Africa.
In brief In this issue: Africa’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 measures as of 16 April 2020 in Algeria COVID-19 – Specific measures implemented in Morocco Contents Africa’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic With the rising number of deaths and infections by COVID-19 in Asia, Europe and the United…