The legal & financial chronicle (1)
By Massandouno Doussou Komara.
Repatriation of assets stolen by corrupt leaders: from theory to reality
The return of stolen assets by corrupt leaders to their countries...
The BRVM seals a partnership with CIPME
The Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) and the Côte d'Ivoire SME Agency (CIPME) signed a memorandum of understanding under the Chairmanship of the Ivorian State...
France: Total judged for « corruption of public officials abroad »
The prosecutor's office on Friday ordered the confiscation of 250 million euros against the oil group Total, tried for corruption of foreign public officials...
Angola: The son of former President Dos Santos placed in pre-trial detention
The former head of the Angolan sovereign wealth fund, Jose Filomeno dos Santos, was placed in pre-trial detention on Monday (September 24th) by the...
A new financial scandal at ASECNA
The Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) is again wet in a hijacking case.
This time, a hole of...
UK justice prevents Djibouti port company from terminating joint venture with DP Word
On 5 September 2018, the High Court of England and Wales issued an injunction prohibiting the Djibouti port company, Port of Djibouti SA (PDSA),...
Taxation of SMEs in Francophone Africa: the indispensable reform
By Christian Kazumba *.
Real tax havens for businesses! This is the way the current rumor or people who are not very well informed often...
ICSID: Mauritania wins arm wrestling against Bumi (Exclusive)
The two-year dispute with the Paris-based International Center for the Resolution of Disputes and Investment Disputes (ICSID) has seen the Mauritanian state's dispute with...
Sierra Leone: clean slate on mining contracts
The Sierra Leonean government will proceed with the upcoming review of its mining code adopted in 2009, as well as a review of all...
DRC mining code: the G7 threatens to seize justice
Patrons of mining companies working in the DRC and in disagreement with the DRC government on the new mining code have sent a note...