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Powering mining in Africa – the rise of the mini-grid and captive model

Simon Cudennec Antoine Thibaud Laura Kiwelu

April 26, 2021

Posted in Mining Renewables Southern Africa Central Africa Western Africa Eastern Africa Blog post

Access to reliable, cost-effective (and, increasingly, green) energy in sub-Saharan Africa is a major challenge for the mining industry. Mining companies are now increasingly committing to changing this.

Tags: Mining Renewables Energy Energy Transition sub-Saharan Africa Sustainability

Enforcement of awards across Africa – 42 of Africa’s 54 states have now acceded to the New York Convention

Andrew Battisson Cara Dowling Holly Stebbing

March 16, 2021

Posted in Northern Africa Southern Africa Central Africa Western Africa Eastern Africa Blog post

On 4 March, 2021, Malawi acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention), becoming the 167th state party to the Convention.

Tags: litigation International Arbitration New York Convention

Connecting the dots – the case for transmission PPPs in Africa

Andrew Buisson Laura Kiwelu

March 08, 2021

Posted in Power Northern Africa Southern Africa Central Africa Western Africa Eastern Africa Blog post

Tags: Power Africa PPPs

African Legal Support Facility examines the future prospects for PPP transactions in Africa

Andrew Buisson Nadim Somani

February 05, 2021

Posted in Infrastructure Eastern Africa Western Africa Central Africa Southern Africa Northern Africa Blog post

On 9 December 2020, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) convened a webinar to examine the weaknesses exposed by the pandemic, and the potential solutions and new trajectories for African governments.

Tags: Africa Energy PPP African Legal Support Facility Covid-19 Asia Development Bank

International treaty on registration of interests in mining, agricultural and construction equipment signed by African countries

Claire Edwards Felicity Brown

February 24, 2020

Posted in Agriculture Central Africa Western Africa Blog post Mining

The Mining, Agriculture and Construction (MAC) Protocol (the so-called Pretoria Protocol) developed by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is an international treaty

Tags: South America

New Mining Code in Mali

Poupak Bahamin Christophe Asselineau Antoine Thibaud

October 02, 2019

Posted in Mining Western Africa Blog post Central Africa

The trend of mining reforms in West and Central Africa continues, this time in Mali, Africa’s 3rd largest gold producer

Investing in the battery supply chain

Martin McCann Felicity Brown

June 24, 2019

Posted in Central Africa Blog post Mining Renewables Power

As the battery and electric vehicle (EV) revolution gains momentum, attention is increasingly turning to the commodity supply chains required for their manufacture.

Wider impact of new Zambian copper import duty

Lisa Koch

February 15, 2019

Posted in Mining Southern Africa Central Africa Blog post

On 28th September 2018, Zambian finance minister, Margaret Mwanaktwe, announced plans to change the current mining tax regime in the country.

Procurement trends in mining - recent developments

Mark Berry Matt Hacking

January 31, 2019

Posted in Infrastructure Northern Africa Southern Africa Central Africa Western Africa Eastern Africa Blog post

This article is a follow up to our two part essential guide on feasibility planning and construction procurement for junior mining and our analysis last year of the updated FIDIC suite of contracts.

Third-party funding in investor-state arbitration

Holly Stebbing India Furse

July 31, 2018

Posted in Oil and gas Mining Power Renewables Infrastructure Eastern Africa Western Africa Central Africa Southern Africa Northern Africa Blog post

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Topic: Central-africa

Powering mining in Africa – the rise of the mini-grid and captive model

Enforcement of awards across Africa – 42 of Africa’s 54 states have now acceded to the New York Convention

Connecting the dots – the case for transmission PPPs in Africa

African Legal Support Facility examines the future prospects for PPP transactions in Africa

International treaty on registration of interests in mining, agricultural and construction equipment signed by African countries

New Mining Code in Mali

Investing in the battery supply chain

Wider impact of new Zambian copper import duty

Procurement trends in mining - recent developments

Third-party funding in investor-state arbitration

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Inside Africa blog

Topic: Central-africa

Powering mining in Africa – the rise of the mini-grid and captive model

Enforcement of awards across Africa – 42 of Africa’s 54 states have now acceded to the New York Convention

Connecting the dots – the case for transmission PPPs in Africa

African Legal Support Facility examines the future prospects for PPP transactions in Africa

International treaty on registration of interests in mining, agricultural and construction equipment signed by African countries

New Mining Code in Mali

Investing in the battery supply chain

Wider impact of new Zambian copper import duty

Procurement trends in mining - recent developments

Third-party funding in investor-state arbitration

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