AFGRI Group is an investment holding company that operates in the food, agriculture and financial services industry, with an interest in companies providing sustainable agriculture, food security and financial management....

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) was founded in 2007 with a capital equity base of US$1bn to facilitate private sector led infrastructure investment in Africa. With US$4.2bn in capital, the corporation...

BancABC is part of the larger African Banking Corporation group which has been offering commercial and private banking to Southern Africa in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe since 1957,...

With a route network focused on key destinations in Botswana and South Africa, Air Botswana has carved out a competitive niche in the African airline market flying out of its...

Deputy head of legal for South Africa Fiona Edmundson describes the Anglo American Group Legal South Africa team as ‘an ambitious and diverse department that continuously strives to collaborate and...

AngloGold Ashanti was established in South Africa in May 1998, when the gold and uranium mining interests of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa were consolidated. Today, the South African...

AngloGold Ashanti has 14 mines and three projects in ten countries. In Ghana, the legal department is led by head of legal services and company secretary Juliet Ofeibea Manteaw-Kutin, who...

A successor of Nigeria Airways, whose facilities it took over three years after that company’s liquidation in 2006, Arik Air has grown slowly but steadily since then. It now operates...

Founded in Durban, Aspen Pharmacare is a major international pharmaceutical company with a 160-year heritage in South Africa, and has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for 20 years....

AXA Mansard is the Nigerian subsidiary of the large multinational insurance giant AXA Insurance, and as a combination with the National Insurance Commission of Nigeria (NAICOM) has been operating in...

Barclays Bank Moçambique provides personal and business banking services for corporate customers and individuals in Mozambique. Founded in the country in 1977, it is based in Maputo with branches across...

Barclays Bank of Kenya is a part of Absa Group, an African financial services group that is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa and is one of...

BBOXX, is a Solar platform company bringing machine-learning and customer experience optimisation to rural parts of Africa. Headquartered in London with nearly 600 staff across five offices in China, East...

South Africa is an important market for German multinational car company BMW, as one of a handful of locations where the company produces its luxury automobiles and motorcycles. BMW in...

With operations in 72 countries worldwide, BP’s presence in Southern Africa spans Angola, South Africa and Mozambique. As the world’s leading international oil and gas companies, BP provides customers in...

CDC is a development finance institution wholly owned by the UK government’s Department for International Development, investing in businesses in developing countries since 1948 with much of the balance sheet...

General counsel Lucky Nengite, leads the legal team at Chevron Nigeria (CNL) comprised of 12 lawyers and three non-lawyers. Each CNL lawyer is assigned responsibility as the primary legal contact...

Based in Mauritius, international investment group Ciel, operates in five business clusters; agro and property, textile, hotels and resorts, finance and healthcare and is present in more than 10 countries...

The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage group with over 500 brands and 3,900 beverage varieties. Africa, as part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa division makes up...

The West Africa business unit of multinational beverage company, Coca-Cola, covers 32 countries in a region which is almost half of the continent’s land area and population. The organisation’s legal...

Globally, Cushman & Wakefield operates 3.5 billion square feet of property and generated US$6.9bn of revenue in 2017, making it major player in the property management industry. With operations in...

Dangote Cement is the largest producer of cement in Africa and the dominant player in the industry operating across 10 countries with revenues of over US$2.2bn in 2017. Spread over...

DEG is a development finance institution and a subsidiary of German government-owned bank, KfW Group, founded in Germany in 1962. For its 55 years of operation, DEG has been a...

Diageo produces some of the world’s most iconic drink brands and Africa makes up 12% of the multinational’s net global sales, a sizeable proportion which its legal team in the...

Diamond Bank began as a private limited company in 1991. Ten years later in 2001, it became a universal bank and in 2005 following a highly successful private placement share...

Djezzy has grown to become Algeria’s primary mobile network operator, with over 16.49 million subscribers as of November 2011 and a network spanning 90% of the population. Djezzy was a...

East African Breweries is a public listed company that manufactures alcoholic beers and spirits and non-alcoholic beverages in East Africa. It is the parent company of Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL),...

ElSewedy Electric is a North African and Middle Eastern electricity company with eight diversified segments and a global leader in cable manufacturing and energy services including renewables. The company’s highly...

Fiona Gumede, general manager and company secretary, legal and security, leads a top-notch team consisting of ten lawyers, four paralegals, and two compliance specialists at Engen. The department provides legal...

With over 50 years in the continent, ENGIE Africa is active in a variety of countries through its power generation, energy services, and micro-grid/off-grid subsidiaries. The 12-member legal team in...

Regarded by many industry observers as the best-performing airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines’ success story since beginning the ambitious, 15-year “Vision 2025” expansion plan eight years ago has been remarkable....

Etisalat Misr is a subsidiary of Emirati telecommunication company Etisalat UAE, and was first launched in May 2007, soon after Etisalat announced the 3G services launch in Cairo. As the...

The in-house legal team at ExxonMobil Nigeria is made up of highly experienced and talented lawyers who operate across the ExxonMobil group affiliate companies and cover the entire realm of...

Leading steel producer Ezz Steel is the largest steel company in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa region. Together with its subsidiaries, it produces and sells long and flat...

Fedex is global shipping and logistics powerhouse and a household name in the industry across the world. Headquartered in Memphis, US, Fedex has expanded its coverage across the world in...

First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) was founded in 1991 as a wholly owned subsidiary of First National Bank Holdings (Botswana). Today, FNBB is the largest company on the Botswana Stock...

The FirstRand group is a leading financial services provider from South Africa offering a full range of banking products and services to clients in various jurisdictions across the continent. The...

The legal department of GE Africa is an expert force within the energy and utilities industry across Sub-Saharan Africa, with a long history of excellence across the region in the...

Gemfields is focused on mining coloured gemstones in Africa, with its primary assets located in Zambia and Mozambique, exploration activities elsewhere in Africa and its primary listing on the JSE....

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with seven operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa, with a total annual gold-equivalent production of approximately 2.2 million ounces....

Henk Crouse, general counsel, leads the legal team at HSBC supervising three lawyers and an assistant handling the global banking colossus’ legal affairs across Africa. The team proactively steers the...

Chinese multinational, telecommunications equipment and services company Huawei has established its business in Nigeria with plans to benefit from the growing demand of mobile phone usage across Africa. With more...

Founded in 1940 and owned by the South African government, IDC is a national development finance institution set up to promote economic growth and industrial development under the supervision of...

International Finance Corporation, the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries, operates in 22 countries within Sub-Saharan Africa, with offices in Senegal, Kenya and...

Imperial Holdings is large multinational logistics and vehicle company founded in 1948 as a small car dealership in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa; it has since grown to earn R119, 517m...

History was made at Kenya Airways in October 2018 when it began the first direct flights from Kenya to the US, cutting off a significant portion of a flight which...

The legal function at KTDA, one of the largest private tea management agencies in Kenya, is led by assistant general manager of legal and regulatory affairs Susan Musyoka and currently...

Twelve individuals strong and responsible for a diverse range of business units across a very large geographical area, the Lafarge Africa Plc (LAP)’s legal team has spearheaded a number of...

With operations in Southern Africa, India, Poland and a number of European countries and a JSE Top 40 listing, as well as a highly diversified healthcare portfolio for its private...

Marsa Maroc is the top Moroccan logistics company operating port terminals in North Africa. It operates nine terminals and oversaw the passage of 36.6 million tonnes of freight in 2016....

Massmart Holdings is a South African-centred global investment holding company with a large portfolio of consumer goods companies across Africa in retail and wholesale formats. The company is the second...

A media and communications company which owns and manages television, radio and other media entities, Media General Ghana operates some of the industry’s largest and diversified businesses and its growing...

Medtronic is a global pharmaceutical company that specialises in treating some of the world’s most difficult chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer and heart disease. For more than 30...

Millicom’s African presence has seen steady growth in its areas of operation. Driven by data, B2B and mobile financial services, the region delivered 10% of Millicom’s Group revenue in 2017....

MSC is part of the Cargo Division of the MSC Group shipping conglomerate, a global business engaged in the shipping and logistics sector specifically in trade services, dry cargo, reefer...

South African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates in a number of African, European and Asian Countries. MTN has a recorded over 232 million subscribers...

Leading South African video entertainment company MultiChoice Holding operates under various brands including Dstv, M-Net, SuperSport and GOtv and was formed out of the subscriber-management branch of the M-Net Terrestrial...

NamPower is the national energy provider of Namibia with a core business in the generation, transmission and energy trading. It trades on the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP), the largest...

Nareva Holding is a major electricity company in Morocco, wholly owned by SNI, the Société Nationale d’Investissement, an investment company owned by the Moroccan Royal Family, and one of the...

Naspers is a global internet and entertainment group founded in 1915. It operates in more than 120 counties and is considered one of the largest technology investors in the world....

The National Bank of Egypt is the largest financial platform in Egypt and one of the largest in Africa and the Middle East. Its in-house legal team manages deals worth...

Nestlé Nigeria is part of Nestlé’s Central and West African division of the Swiss multinational food and beverage company. Operating as the hub for Central and West Africa, Nestlé Nigeria...

Netcare Group is a holding company that operates as South Africa’s largest healthcare provider. It runs the largest private hospital in South Africa, as well as a whole range of...

The in-house legal team at the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) consists of five highly skilled lawyers led by Sade Morgan, legal, public affairs and communications director, a seasoned lawyer who...

Founded in 1960, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) services the largest economy in Africa and is an automated exchange providing listing and trading services, as well as electronic clearing, settlement...

Novartis is a global name in the healthcare industry, producing and marketing drugs and therapies and providing expert healthcare consulting and other services across the world. Vivian N. Osayande, head...

The expert in-house legal department at Oando, made up of ten lawyers and an insurance advisor, is led by chief legal officer Ngozi Janice Okonkwo, who also oversees an insurance...

As the first mobile network operator in Egypt, founded in 1998, Orange provides voice and data exchange services, as well as 4G, 3G and broadband internet. The legal team lead...

‘The North and West Africa legal department is a small team known to be business-oriented and with the ability to effectively balance business interests against mitigating potential legal risks while...

Pioneer Foods is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in Southern Africa, with a presence across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Nigeria. It is a major institution...

The expert and highly professional in-house legal team at the Sub-Saharan Africa global business unit of Procter & Gamble (P&G) delivers top quality advice on all commercial, corporate and regulatory...

Proparco is the private sector financing arm of France’s inclusive public development bank, Agence Française de Développement (AFD). For over 40 years Proparco has supported development in Southern African countries...

Water utility company Rand Water operates with the simple vision of being an industry leader and partner of choice in sustainable bulk water services. It supplies potable water to the...

As Africa’s largest urban land developer, Rendeavour has over 12,000 hectares of visionary projects in the structural growth trajectories of the main cities in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia and Democratic...

Incorporated in 1956, RioZim was set up initially to develop and mine the Empress Nickel deposit in the Midlands, and was the first mining operation to be set up outside...

A division of FirstRand Bank, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a leading African corporate and investment bank and one of the largest financial services groups in Africa. Featured in the...

The Royal Air Maroc legal team has had a hand in all of Royal Air Maroc (RAM)’s success in recent months, displaying time and again its expertise in some highly...

South African financial services group Sanlam is headquartered in Bellville, Western Cape and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange, boasting an extensive African footprint...

With over 79 sites in 36 countries, Sanofi is a powerful player in the global pharmaceutical industry. The company distributes medicines and therapies to over 170 countries, covering vaccines, diabetes,...

Maarten van Hoven leads the legal function of Sappi, having joined the company in 2011, and takes on significant senior management responsibilities in addition to this – providing a tangible...

Sasol is an integrated energy and chemical company formed in South Africa in 1950. Today it is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and develops and commercialises technologies, including synthetic...

SEACOM is a privately owned and operated pan-African ICT enabler, originally envisioned by a group of African investors in 2007 who wanted to offer a best-in-class international network. Head of...

Oil and gas EPC company SHI-MCI FZE offers the largest fabrication and integration facilities in Africa. Equipped with unparalleled technologies and cutting-edge facilities, the company is on the way to...

State-owned enterprise Sonangol EP is dedicated to the marketing of crude oil and products with a commitment to provide high quality services that meet the highest standards of performance and...

The Algerian government-owned company Sonatrach is an important part of the Algerian economy, taking advantage of the country’s rich hydrocarbon resources and experience in oil and gas refining. The in-house...

Currently headed by acting chief legal officer Mpati Qofa, the South African Airways legal team is renowned as one of the very best in-house legal teams operating in the aviation...

South African Breweries’ legal team was instrumental in what was undoubtedly the most important strategic development for the company in recent years which saw it combine businesses with global competitor...

Stanbic Bank Kenya is a major Kenyan and East African full service banking institution and one of the most important banks in the region. The bank benefits from the expertise...

The highly accomplished and industry leading legal team at Standard Chartered Bank East Africa is led by Patricia Nyokabi Mbugua, regional head of legal, global banking and commercial banking. The...

Standard Chartered’s presence in Nigeria dates back to the early 1960’s where it had major stakes in various iterations of Standard Chartered Nigeria, and the First Bank of Nigeria, but...

October 2018 saw a major success for the Thales Africa legal team, as it successfully negotiated approval with South Africa’s Competition Commission for the long-anticipated €4.65bn acquisition by the company...

Tiger Brands is a major South African based global fast moving consumer goods company. Founded in 1921 and formerly named Tiger Oats, the company has manufacturing centres in Nigeria, Cameroon,...

Since 1954, Total South Africa has become a major presence in the energy provision industry in South Africa, as it has across the globe, having 510 service stations across the...

Since the initial agreement between Italian energy giant ENI and the Tunisian government in 1977 and the opening of the joint pipeline in 1983, the Trans Tunisian Pipeline Company has...

Tullow Oil is a major independent African oil company operating in Ghana and other parts of West Africa, East Africa, Pakistan, Brazil and the UK with its headquarters in London,...

The Unilever Ghana-Nigeria cluster legal department operates a business partnering model comprising of six lawyers and one non-lawyer embedded within different business divisions under the supervision of Abidemi Ademola, the...

Starting its operations in the country in 1891, Unilever has offices and manufacturing locations across South Africa. Its South African legal team is overseen by general counsel Africa, Kim Morgan-Verlaque...

Unitel is Angola’s largest mobile phone, internet broadband and telecommunications provider. It was founded in 2001 and is seen as a major success story in the country’s recent economic development....

Vodacom is a household name in the telecoms industry across Sub-Saharan Africa, and is a leading African communications company operating in South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of...

Woolworths has been an institution in the South African retail market since the 1930’s, and has a large market share within South Africa as part of its global footprint. The...