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In Africa

Africa: An overview of legal developments in data security and privacy law in 11 countries

March 11, 2022 by Janet MacKenzie, Saad Khaldi and Pierre Deprez 2 Mins Read

The pandemic drove home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In response, governments around the world, including those in Africa, have been reviewing their data privacy and protection laws and regulations. The protection of data in Africa is broadly covered by the Convention of the African Union on Cybersecurity and Personal Data (2014) which has been ratified by only a small number of the 55 African Union members.
To highlight data security and privacy laws and developments that are already in place, or in progress, in Africa, our new Africa Data Security and Privacy Guide outlines information on country-specific data privacy and security laws in 11 countries in Africa – Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

In Africa

Africa: AfCFTA update – the streamlining of intra-African trade gathers momentum

February 28, 2022 by Virusha Subban 4 Mins Read

The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement is gathering momentum on streamlining intra-African trade across the continent, thereby providing exciting opportunities for pandemic recovery and growth.

In Africa

Africa: Bringing supply chains to life across the continent

February 23, 2022 by Virusha Subban 6 Mins Read

Organizations that rely on supply chains in Africa are looking at ways to strengthen pandemic-impacted chains. Many effective treatments aimed at boosting the health of ailing chains are being implemented, including those that rely on digitization, sustainability standards, and improving infrastructure and manufacturing capacity.

In Africa

Africa: The growth and parallel nature of African antitrust enforcement action

February 15, 2022 by Lerisha Naidu 3 Mins Read

Competition authorities in Africa are displaying a unity of focus in African antitrust enforcement action, simultaneously targeting similar sectors and issues in multiple jurisdictions across the continent.

In ESG

United States: OFAC Publishes Final Rule Amending the Syrian Sanctions Regulations

January 8, 2022 by Terence Gilroy, Lise Test and Andrea Tovar 2 Mins Read

On November 26, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control published a final rule amending the Syrian Sanctions Regulations (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule expands the existing general license at § 542.516 to authorize nongovernmental organizations to engage in certain assistance-related investment activities in support of not-for-profit activities in Syria.

In Burundi

United States: President Biden Issues Executive Order Terminating Sanctions Related to Burundi

December 19, 2021 by Paul Amberg and Lise Test 1 Min Read

On November 18, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order (“EO”) 14054 which terminates US sanctions related to Burundi by revoking EO 13712 of November 22, 2015. EO 13712 imposed sanctions related to Burundi due to “the killing of and violence against civilians, unrest, the incitement of imminent violence, and significant political repression” occurring in Burundi at the time and designated several parties as Specially Designated Nationals.

In Africa

Africa: Ten Reasons to Consider African Trade and Investment Opportunities in 2022

November 29, 2021 by Lerisha Naidu, Lodewyk Meyer, Virusha Subban and Michael van Rensburg 7 Mins Read

Our Banking & Finance, Competition & Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions and Trade partners in Johannesburg outline ten reasons to turn your attention to African trade and investment opportunities in the coming year. Some of these reasons include the rise in commodity prices, shifting patterns and alternative financing, digitization and competition law and enforcement.

In Africa

Africa: Tax implications of digital transformation in the consumer goods and retail sector

October 17, 2021 by Prenisha Govender and Jana Botha 7 Mins Read

The growth in demand for online retail services has led to extensive disruption in the Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) sector in Africa. Africa-based CG&R businesses have been adapting their digital operating models to keep up with demand, and multinational e-commerce organisations operating in the region are recording rapid growth. However, this digital expansion in the CG&R sector has numerous tax implications, both locally and regionally.

In Africa

Africa: Increasing Competition Policy Enforcement Across the Continent

October 7, 2021 by Angelo Tzarevski 6 Mins Read

Regulators view competition policy as a key driver of economic growth. Although over the past two years African competition regulators have actively engaged in efforts to address pandemic-related challenges, there has also been a general upward trend in competition policy enforcement across the continent.

In Africa

Competition in the Digital Economy: An African Perspective

August 9, 2021 by Lerisha Naidu, Angelo Tzarevski, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Zareenah Rasool 3 Mins Read

In recently published analysis Competition in the Digital Economy, Baker McKenzie competition law experts identified common themes related to merger control, abuse of dominance and cartel conduct in Africa, that point to the nexus between competition regulation and the digital economy.

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