African articles
Articles written by contacts at leading African law firms, who have agreed to Simmons & Simmons making them available on this website.
South Africa’s Competition Commission’s recent inquiry (30 May 2017)
An overview of the Competition Commission’s market inquiry into South Africa’s public passenger transport sector.
Applications opened for new gTLD "dotAfrica" for business in Africa (24 April 2017)
The new generic top-level domain name dotAfrica has been validated by ICANN and the application process has started. Businesses having rights attached to a trademark have until 02 June 2017 to apply in order to get priority rights on the allocation of the corresponding domain name. This is a critical phase for businesses operating in Africa.
The new Geothermal Proclamation No. 981 2016 (10 April 2017)
An overview of the new law exclusively governing Ethiopia’s geothermal sector.
Tax alert - ratification of Income Tax Treaties (15 March 2017)
Kenya’s ratification of Income Tax Treaties with Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
The FRCN and codes of corporate governance in Nigeria (09 February 2017)
An overview of the Codes of Corporate Governance for Private & Public Companies, the Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Organisations.
Changes proposed to the Commercial Code of Ethiopia (16 January 2017)
An overview of the proposed key changes to the Commercial Code in light of Ethiopia’s current economic climate and its development goals.
Capital increases under Ethiopian law (09 January 2017)
A discussion on capital increases made by way of in kind contributions and the use of the Franco-Valuta privilege.
