Tag: economic transformation

Local knowledge, global ambition: The Horizon 3.0 shifts perceptions as it takes Africa’s investment story to EU

Centred on the theme “Africa at an Inflection point: Capital, Innovation, Resilience and transformation”, leading Nigerian firm Stren & Blan Partners will host its Horizon 3.0 summit in Frankfurt on 29 October. Founding partner Amala Umeike discusses connecting European decision-makers with African opportunities

Vale Olusegun Awolowo, 1963-2025: tributes flow for Nigerian lawyer and ‘visionary public servant’

Following the announcement by his family that Nigerian lawyer and AfCFTA National Coordinator Olusegun Awolowo had passed away on Thursday, tributes have flowed for a man who was ‘a tireless champion’ of Nigeria’s economic transformation.

Beyond the balance sheet: contextualising the costs and benefits of B-BBEE

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is designed to advance economic transformation and inclusion in South Africa. Webber Wentzel Managing Partner Safiyya Patel considers rising concerns about the government policy alongside broader economic realities, and its longer-term contributions, context, and purpose

An Outlook on Zambia 2022

Infamous for its debt burden, plans to turn around Zambia’s fortunes are in the pipeline following the election of a new government. Brenda Mutale Chanda and Sharon Sakuwaha, co-managing partners at Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners, chatted to Africa Legal on the renewed optimism among its citizenry.