Over the years, Mauritius has consistently implemented reforms to enhance the island legal and regulatory framework and uphold its reputation as an International Financial Centre (IFC).

Get up to date with the February edition Africa Business Group newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading a selection of business news and articles from around the continent.

Visit our dedicated Africa site for more information about doing business in Africa and how Addleshaw Goddard can support you.

Invest Africa (www.InvestAfrica.com), a prominent business and investment platform for African markets, and APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, have entered a partnership agreement to help boost African economies.

In its role as an experienced development financing partner DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, is particularly in demand during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

For Buchanan’s inaugural episode, Augustine Chipungu speaks to Tutu Agyare on a range of topic issues, including cost of capital in Africa, beneficiation, the African Continental Free Trade Area, and impact of COVID-19.

Get up to date with the February edition Africa Business Group newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading a selection of business news and articles from around the continent.

Visit our dedicated Africa site for more information about doing business in Africa and how Addleshaw Goddard can support you.

In a win for the private equity sector in South Africa as well as transformation in the agro-processing industry, Sanlam Investments through their private equity business, Sanlam Private Equity ("SPE"), has acquired a majority stake in the Cavalier Group of Companies, a supplier of premium red meat products and the largest employer in the Cullinan region of Gauteng for an undisclosed amount.

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has subscribed to the Acorn Holdings Ltd (Acorn) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) committing to support the delivery of affordable student accommodation in Nairobi. The US$10m (Kenyan Shilling Equivalent) investment, made through InfraCo Africa’s dedicated investment vehicle, will enable Acorn to scale its business, building on the company’s track record of delivering purpose-built student housing in Kenya, and helping to mobilise local capital markets.

Invest Africa, the leading business and investment platform for African markets, and Untapped Global, a connector of frontier market innovators and global investors, have this week announced a partnership aimed at facilitating investment into African tech startups.

Invest Africa, the leading business and investment platform for African markets, and Untapped Global, a connector of frontier market innovators and global investors, have this week announced a partnership aimed at facilitating investment into African tech startups.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made history as the first woman and the first African to take the helm of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Global law firm Clyde & Co advised UK mining company, Kabanga Nickel, on a binding framework agreement with the Government of Tanzania for the development of the Kabanga Nickel Project, the world's largest development – ready battery grade nickel sulphide deposit. As part of the transaction, Kabanga Nickel also acquired certain historic project assets.

Global law firm Clyde & Co advised UK mining company, Kabanga Nickel, on a binding framework agreement with the Government of Tanzania for the development of the Kabanga Nickel Project, the world's largest development – ready battery grade nickel sulphide deposit. As part of the transaction, Kabanga Nickel also acquired certain historic project assets.

Global law firm Clyde & Co advised UK mining company, Kabanga Nickel, on a binding framework agreement with the Government of Tanzania for the development of the Kabanga Nickel Project, the world's largest development – ready battery grade nickel sulphide deposit. As part of the transaction, Kabanga Nickel also acquired certain historic project assets.

Welcome to the January edition of the Addleshaw Goddard Africa Group Newsletter in which we examine white-collar crime with guest editing from our Global Investigations team. The team specialises in all aspects of criminal liability, compliance, and defending corporate and individual clients against enforcement action, particularly in the sphere of financial crime.

Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North Africa and Sub-Saharan countries, announces the sale of its remaining stake in Cash Plus — the largest independent money transfer company in Morocco — to a group of Moroccan family offices.

With the election of a more climate-focused administration in the United States and the European Union (EU) honing in on the mining industry to reduce their carbon emissions, the South African government and mining industry must work together to effect the transition to a lower carbon future.

2021, London: Crown Agents Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Bhairav Trivedi as CEO Designate. His appointment is subject to the usual regulatory confirmations in due course. Bhairav and current Group CEO Albert Maasland will jointly oversee the transition.

Grit Real Estate Income Group Ltd, a Mauritian-registered company focused on investing in and actively managing a diversified portfolio of assets in carefully selected African countries, has completed its move to the Premium segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), joining some of the worlds’ largest and most successful companies. The Premium segment is recognized as having the highest levels of corporate governance, which often improves overall ratings and investor interest.Grit is the first Mauritian company to list within this segment and is expected to enjoy increased liquidity, increased shareholder participation and potential to join the FTSE indices in due course.

Mediterrania Capital Partners, the Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, is pleased to announce that Albert Alsina, Founder and CEO, has won the Financial Afrik 2020 Award for “Economist of the Year” and is included in the list of “The 100 people that are transforming Africa” published by the prestigious magazine on the December edition.