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Africa

The 2026 Africa Awards shortlist is out, with winners to be announced in Cape Town on March 17
Adeniyi Duale, a founding partner at Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe, discusses trends in Nigeria’s capital markets, opportunities in financial services and energy sectors, and how AI sharpens efficiency
ESG
VdA partner Assunção Cristas, a winner of last year’s Women in Business Law Awards, discusses shaping sustainability through law and innovation
View the official winners of the 2025 Social Impact EMEA Awards
Exclusive IFLR data reveals a surge in Sub-Saharan Africa’s legal market in 2025, with banking and capital markets driving upgrades across South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
M&A
IFLR’s exclusive data shows that law firm practices in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE recorded the highest number of upgrades across all three practice areas
Exclusive IFLR data shows a 21% increase in ranked law-firm practices, alongside a 4% rise in Sub-Saharan Africa
Research for the third annual IFLR Africa awards has begun – submit your entries by December 5
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  • Sponsored by G Elias & Co
    Nigeria overhauled key aspects of its M&A and merger control regimes in 2019. Nosakhare Aguebor, Yemisi Falade and Geoffrey Adonu of G Elias & Co investigate the changes
  • Sponsored by Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
    Before signing an M&A deal, many parties agree to try to settle any dispute in good faith before turning to the courts. Uzoma Azikiwe, Festus Onyia and John Aga of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie look at how these agreements are treated
  • Sponsored by Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
    Onyinye Okafor, Joseph Eimunjeze and Adedolapo Akinola of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie review the efforts being made to modernise the corporate finance sector and encourage activity
Jurisdictions