Laws & Regulations

Free Trade Agreements in Africa present an opportunity for African countries to improve intra-regional trade.

LAGOS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The new National Petroleum Policy will ultimately remove barriers affecting investment and development of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said Wednesday.

The regional workshop with African Land Commissions on securing community land rights ended in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday with participants committing to advancing policy, legal and regulatory reforms in their respective countries .

The report found that investment had been directed to higher-value added industries, such as the automotive, aeronautics, agro-processing sectors, and had generated tangible economic and social benefits for Morocco.

The report, prepared at the Government's request, presents action-oriented recommendations to improve the Gambia's legal framework for investment, as well as its approach to promoting foreign investment in the country.

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is banking on its promotion to a higher ranking to accelerate provision of power in rural areas.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Tanzania (AmCham-TZ) is organizing the event, which will be guided by experts from Ernst & Young (EY) and Ako Law with Clyde & Co. The price for attending the event is USD20 for members and USD30 for non-members.

Egyptian authorities are reportedly close to agreeing new laws governing the country’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and aim to have changes in place by the end of this year, according to officials.

Some Abuja based lawyers have appealed to state governments to facilitate the establishment of industrial courts in their domains in order to boost justice delivery.They made the appeal on Friday in Abuja in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).