In addition to seven extra Country Chapters, this report again includes four Sector Overviews that take an in-depth look at some of the key trends in the finance, natural resources, power and infrastructure, and private equity industries over the past 12 months. The four Special Features this year provide an added insight into the areas of bribery and corruption risk in the context of M&A transactions, international arbitration, business and human rights, and pan-African trade.

Table of Contents:
Country Chapters 7 Angola Joao Robles, F. Castelo Branco & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, RL (FCB) 15 Cameroon Alex Bebe Epale, Hogan Lovells (Paris) 23 Cape Verde Sergio Wahnon Veiga Monteiro, Oliveira Lima, Veiga Monteiro - Advogados (OLVM) Antonio Cid, F. Castelo Branco & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, RL (FCB) 29 Chad John Ffooks, John W. Ffooks & Co Richard Glass, John W. Ffooks & Co 35 Congo - D.R. Edwine Endundo, Liedekerke Africa SASU Thibaut Hollanders, Liedekerke Africa SASU 43 Djibouti Mohamed Abayazid Houmed, Abayazid and Abdourahman (SCP. CAA Law Firm) Ahmed Abdourahman Cheik, Abayazid and Abdourahman (SCP. CAA Law Firm) Ayman Said Mohamed, ASM Law Firm 51 Egypt Samaa A. Haridi, Hogan Lovells Asmaa Awad-Farid, Hogan Lovells 57 Ethiopia Getahun Walelgn, Mesfin Tafesse and Associates Law Office Atkilit Bekele, Mesfin Tafesse and Associates Law Office 65 Gabon John Ffooks, John W. Ffooks & Co Richard Glass, John W. Ffooks & Co 73 Ghana Vera Owusu Osei, AB & David Akosua Kyeiwaa Akowuah, AB & David Ivory Coast 81 Ivory Coast Michel Brizoua-Bi, Bile-Aka, Brizoua-Bi & Associes Noel-Faustin Kouame, Bile-Aka, Brizoua-Bi & Associes 89 Kenya Nigel Shaw, Kaplan & Stratton Charles Osundwa, Kaplan & Stratton 99 Libya Tarek Eltumi, Hogan Lovells Ibrahim Sharif, Hogan Lovells 105 Madagascar John Ffooks, John W. Ffooks & Co Richard Glass, John W. Ffooks & Co 111 Mali John Ffooks, John W. Ffooks & Co Richard Glass, John W. Ffooks & Co 119 Mauritania John Ffooks, John W. Ffooks & Co Richard Glass, John W. Ffooks & Co 127 Mauritius Jason Harel, BLC Robert & Associates Fayaz Hajee Abdoula, BLC Robert & Associates 134 Morocco Bouchra Belouchi, BFF Law Firm Fatima-Zahra Fassi-Fihri, BFF Law Firm Saad Drieb, Drieb & Associes 141 Mozambique Oldivanda Bacar, ABCC - Sociedade de Advogados Alvaro Duarte, ABCC - Sociedade de Advogados 151 Nigeria Nosakhare Aguebor, G. Elias & Co. Ukamaka Okoli, G. Elias & Co. 159 Rwanda Athanase Rutabingwa, MRB Attorneys George Muwanguzi, MRB Attorneys 165 Senegal Khaled Houda, Cabinet D'Avocats Houda 173 Sierra Leone Gelaga King, BMT Law 181 South Africa Warren Beech, Hogan Lovells Hedda Schensema, Hogan Lovells 187 Sudan Wael Omer Abdin Mohamed, Sudanese Commercial Law Office (SCLO) 193 Tanzania Comfort Alenyo Kitula, ATZ Law Chambers Sophia Issa Jaffari, ATZ Law Chambers Jackline Silaa, ATZ Law Chambers 203 Uganda Sim Katende, Katende Ssempebwa & Company Advocates Alice Namuli Blazevic, Katende Ssempebwa & Company Advocates 209 Zambia Brenda Chanda, AB & David Dumisani Tembo, AB & David 217 Zimbabwe Patrick Jonhera, AB & David Simon Chivizhe, AB & David Tafadzwa Masukume, AB & David Sector Overviews 226 Finance Anina Boshoff, Hogan Lovells Andrew Carey, Hogan Lovells 230 Natural resources Kevin Pietersen, Hogan Lovells Warren Beech, Hogan Lovells Nathan Searle, Hogan Lovells 234 Power and infrastructure Alex Harrison, Hogan Lovells 238 Private equity Jeff Buckland, Hogan Lovells Sibongile Solombela, Hogan Lovells David Harrison, Hogan Lovells Special Features 244 Bribery Ben Rigby, African Law & Business 247 Human rights Ben Rigby, African Law & Business 251 Trade Andrew Mizner, African Law & Business 254 International arbitration Andrew Mizner, African Law & Business