Due to its vast natural resources, Africa is today an important destination for the mining and hydrocarbon industry. For many African countries, the exploration and production of these resources is an important part of their economies and remains the key to their economic growth.Our lawyers provide a wide range of legal services covering all stages of mining and hydrocarbon projects, including assistance in :

In the Fin-Tech sub-sector, we advise and assist our growing number of clients in carrying out legal and regulatory due diligence prior to of their projects, in addition to supporting them in their daily operations.

• Administrative and judicial litigation.
• The handling of compensation litigation;
• Taking charge of debt collection;
• Realization of securities;
• Verifying the granting of bank credits;
• All legal matters relating to the operation and functioning of banks, financial services providers and insurance companies.
• Obtaining and renewing approvals and licenses ;

Our Banking, Finance and Insurance team is particularly involved in

Sub-Saharan African countries are making progress in the development of the banking and financial sector, but there is still considerable room for improvement, especially compared to other regions of the world.

Access to information and communication technologies has become a crucial issue for the economic development of African countries. For this reason, this sector presents enormous development opportunities on the continent.

The know-how of our lawyers in the telecommunications sector extends to

•  Assistance in obtaining and renewing concessions, licenses and authorizations to operate telecommunications networks;
• The approval of equipment subject to specific regulations;
• Advice and assistance in all legal and tax matters related to the exercise of activities in the telecommunications sector.

The ICT and digital sectors are not yet sufficiently developed in our jurisdictions. In addition to advising and assisting our clients on the legal and regulatory framework of their projects, our lawyers have issued numerous legal opinions on issues related to the collection, processing, protection or export of personal data.

The expertise and experience of our team in this sector includes air, rail, sea, and road transport.

In addition to assisting in obtaining applicable licenses, concessions and/or authorizations, our team is involved in the management of litigation related to the transportation of persons and goods, as well as in the support of our clients' daily activities.

Real estate and land ownership is very complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in some African jurisdictions covered by our services.

From the acquisition of land to the development of real estate projects, our team takes care of all the details to ensure that our clients' interests are protected. They have a perfect command of the formalities of acquisition, transfer and mutation of land titles, as well as their maintenance in validity.

Most francophone African states, whose economies are based on solid mining and hydrocarbons, are facing the challenge of diversifying their economies. The agriculture and forestry sector has been identified as a priority in this diversification.

Our lawyers advise and assist our clients in the acquisition of agricultural land and forestry concessions, in the legal set-up and implementation of agricultural and forestry projects, as well as in all legal issues related to the exercise of activities in this sector.

The sports betting sector is expanding rapidly in many African countries.

We help our clients to establish themselves, obtain the necessary licenses and authorizations to carry out their activities and provide them with daily support.

The organization and liquidation of estates, the elaboration and execution of wills, the obtaining and verification of civil status documents, the realization of international adoptions constitute the main part of services provided by our lawyers in family and estate matters.

Africa benefits from numerous projects involving various aspects of the fight against poverty, particularly in the areas of health, the fight against hunger, but also in democratic governance.

Several non-governmental organizations have entrusted us with organizing their establishment and accompanying them in the exercise of their activities until their cessation in our jurisdictions.

In addition, our lawyers have been involved in certain governmental programs supported by international public organizations, notably in the realization of certain legal audits and reforms of the legal and regulatory frameworks of certain sectors of activity.

With its large rivers, vast tropical forests, methane gas reserves, sunshine and other sources of electricity, francophone Africa has a large electrification deficit.

To bridge this gap, countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo have implemented legislative and institutional reforms that are attracting more and more power generation projects.

To this end, we assist and advise our clients in this sector in particular in :

• The legal structuring of projects
• Obtaining and renewing licenses or authorizations required for generation, transmission, distribution, import, export or marketing activities
• All legal issues related to production, transport or distribution infrastructures;
• All legal matters relating to the operation and transactions of licensees in the electricity sector;
• Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs);
• All legal matters relating to financing and engineering;
• Land acquisition for development sites, etc.