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Kenya’s Trust Administration Act 2026 takes effect with new trust registry
Kenya’s Trust Administration Act, 2026, signed on 8 September, took effect on 25 September.
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The AfCFTA IP Protocol is being implemented before it is ratified, and filing strategy has already moved
Several annexes to the AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights were approved by the Council of Ministers in…
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Ghana: deep talent, thin flow, and a US$19.9bn transaction nobody outside Accra has heard of
Project Wembley is reported by counsel as the largest M&A transaction in Ghana’s beverages manufacturing sector in recent…
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Brands, broadcast rights and code: what 99 IP-linked deals reveal about Africa’s IP market
Meridian tracked 99 IP-linked transactions across Africa from October 2024 to October 2026. Brand licences, content rights and…
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Courts, not registries, are setting Africa’s IP agenda: Meridian IP Intelligence, October 2026
Contested IP matters and six rule changes across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and the regional systems. Meridian…
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The Meridian Watchlist: the October dates that will move Africa’s deal record
Airtel Money’s London dealings, the Lamu land hearing, MNT-Halan’s Cairo debut and Quickmart’s pending offer document: what to…
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The London corridor: African firms are hiring English-law capacity instead of renting it
Olaniwun Ajayi recruited a former HSF Kramer Johannesburg office managing partner into its London office in July 2026.…
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Francophone Africa is the biggest unclaimed coverage gap in the African legal market
Seven Francophone mandates identified in four quarters, a firm leading the 100 Legal Powerlist for a fifth consecutive…
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Egypt’s privatisation pipeline is a two-year legal mandate queue, and it is already staffed
Five military-owned companies are being restructured ahead of listings, the state fund is reviewing an expansion to 40…
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Ghana: deep talent, thin flow, and a reported US$19.9bn transaction nobody outside Accra has heard of
Project Wembley is reported by counsel as the largest M&A transaction in Ghana’s beverages manufacturing sector in recent…
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