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Ghana
Curtis in Accra's corner for a spat with Anglo Gold Ashanti

Ghana is beefing up its defenses for an arbitration proceeding launched by AngloGold Ashanti whose concession at Obuasi has been invaded by diggers.

Subscribers only Mining 17.05.2016

Africa
Mayer Brown takes on energy expert Olivier Meledo

The energy desk in the Paris office of the Mayer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.2016

Libya
Curtis replaces King & Spalding in frozen assets quest

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle has scored points in the battle between leading business law firms for official Libyan custom. [...]

Subscribers only Business 21.04.2016

France, Ivory Coast
Cafe de Rome complaint goes to ICSID

After several failed efforts to obtain an out-of-court settlement, lawyers [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.04.2016

Mauritania
Raed Fathallah arbitrates in Tamagot Bumi case

A partner in the Bredin Prat firm since 2010 - [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.03.2016

Tunisia
Mounir Klibi to be tried shortly over his BFT role

The politico-judicial saga concerning the BFT (Banque Franco-Tunisienne) could take a new turn on March 29. According to our sources, [...]

Free access Business 24.03.2016

Tunisia
Ayari to be questioned on BFT affair

Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) governor Chedly Ayari was recently summoned by the administrative reform, good governance and anti-corruption committee [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.03.2016

France
Two King & Spalding lawyers talk about arbitration

Two partners who specialize in arbitration at the King & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.03.2016

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Scales of justice out of kilter under Ouattara

While Alassane Ouattara is quick to praise the impartiality of the international justice system where Laurent Gbagbo's trial is concerned, the Ivorian president could not boast the same for his own country's courts. Special privileges for some, partiality, and protection [.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2016

Tunisia
Lundin wins its legal battle against the state

According to Maghreb Confidential’s information, Swedish oil group Lundin has won its three year-old legal battle against the Tunisian state. [...]

Subscribers only Business 14.01.2016

Tunisia
Government secretly restarts BFT liquidation

Habib Essid’s government has discreetly restarted the process of liquidating BFT (Banque Franco-Tunisienne), which is at the center of an [...]

Free access Business 14.01.2016

Uganda
Court to rule on Total’s fiscal fight against Kampala

An arbitration tribunal has finally been set up to decide on a fiscal dispute between Total and the Ugandan government.

Subscribers only Energy 22.12.2015

Morocco
Jeantet comes to SAMIR’s rescue

According to our sources, Morocco’s only oil refiner, SAMIR, has called in Casablanca law firm Jeantet and its partner Laurent [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.12.2015

Gambia
Banjul holds out against Carnegie Minerals

The mineral sands industry looks unlikely to flourish all that soon in Gambia. The ICSID (International Centre for the Settlement [...]

Free access Mining 01.12.2015

Libya
Tripoli hires Curtis for its battle with Strabag

Law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle is to represent Libya in its arbitration dispute with Austrian construction and engineering [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.11.2015

Kenya
Arbitrators named in Cortec affair

With mines minister Najib Balala under pressure to reach an [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.11.2015

Tunisia
No negotiated settlement in Lundin case

Beji Caid Essebsi and the ministers who accompanied him to Sweden from November 4 to 6 failed to defuse the [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.11.2015

Kenya
Cortec Mining gets Attorney General Muigai’s support

Fearing it could lose the ICSID arbitration procedure, Kenya should soon reinstate the Canadian mining company’s operating licence.

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2015

Tanzania
Standard Chartered Bank takes on energy ministry

The Standard Chartered Bank has launched a third arbitration proceeding in five years against Dar es Salaam to recover money it invested in the power sector.

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.2015

Tunisia
ABCI carries out a first seizure of BFT assets

ABCI Investments, which is battling with the state for control of BFT (Banque Franco-Tunisienne), has just made its first use [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.09.2015

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The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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Ghana
Curtis in Accra's corner for a spat with Anglo Gold Ashanti

Africa
Mayer Brown takes on energy expert Olivier Meledo

Libya
Curtis replaces King & Spalding in frozen assets quest

France, Ivory Coast
Cafe de Rome complaint goes to ICSID

Mauritania
Raed Fathallah arbitrates in Tamagot Bumi case

Tunisia
Mounir Klibi to be tried shortly over his BFT role

Tunisia
Ayari to be questioned on BFT affair

France
Two King & Spalding lawyers talk about arbitration

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Scales of justice out of kilter under Ouattara

Tunisia
Lundin wins its legal battle against the state

Tunisia
Government secretly restarts BFT liquidation

Uganda
Court to rule on Total’s fiscal fight against Kampala

Morocco
Jeantet comes to SAMIR’s rescue

Gambia
Banjul holds out against Carnegie Minerals

Libya
Tripoli hires Curtis for its battle with Strabag

Kenya
Arbitrators named in Cortec affair

Tunisia
No negotiated settlement in Lundin case

Kenya
Cortec Mining gets Attorney General Muigai’s support

Tanzania
Standard Chartered Bank takes on energy ministry

Tunisia
ABCI carries out a first seizure of BFT assets

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Ghana Curtis in Accra's corner for a spat with Anglo Gold Ashanti

Africa Mayer Brown takes on energy expert Olivier Meledo

Libya Curtis replaces King & Spalding in frozen assets quest

France, Ivory Coast Cafe de Rome complaint goes to ICSID

Mauritania Raed Fathallah arbitrates in Tamagot Bumi case

Tunisia Mounir Klibi to be tried shortly over his BFT role

Tunisia Ayari to be questioned on BFT affair

France Two King & Spalding lawyers talk about arbitration

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Scales of justice out of kilter under Ouattara

Tunisia Lundin wins its legal battle against the state

Tunisia Government secretly restarts BFT liquidation

Uganda Court to rule on Total’s fiscal fight against Kampala

Morocco Jeantet comes to SAMIR’s rescue

Gambia Banjul holds out against Carnegie Minerals

Libya Tripoli hires Curtis for its battle with Strabag

Kenya Arbitrators named in Cortec affair

Tunisia No negotiated settlement in Lundin case

Kenya Cortec Mining gets Attorney General Muigai’s support

Tanzania Standard Chartered Bank takes on energy ministry

Tunisia ABCI carries out a first seizure of BFT assets

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About Africa Intelligence

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Ghana
Curtis in Accra's corner for a spat with Anglo Gold Ashanti

Africa
Mayer Brown takes on energy expert Olivier Meledo

Libya
Curtis replaces King & Spalding in frozen assets quest

France, Ivory Coast
Cafe de Rome complaint goes to ICSID

Mauritania
Raed Fathallah arbitrates in Tamagot Bumi case

Tunisia
Mounir Klibi to be tried shortly over his BFT role

Tunisia
Ayari to be questioned on BFT affair

France
Two King & Spalding lawyers talk about arbitration

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Scales of justice out of kilter under Ouattara

Tunisia
Lundin wins its legal battle against the state

Tunisia
Government secretly restarts BFT liquidation

Uganda
Court to rule on Total’s fiscal fight against Kampala

Morocco
Jeantet comes to SAMIR’s rescue

Gambia
Banjul holds out against Carnegie Minerals

Libya
Tripoli hires Curtis for its battle with Strabag

Kenya
Arbitrators named in Cortec affair

Tunisia
No negotiated settlement in Lundin case

Kenya
Cortec Mining gets Attorney General Muigai’s support

Tanzania
Standard Chartered Bank takes on energy ministry

Tunisia
ABCI carries out a first seizure of BFT assets