RCC Lome: collaboration together with West African Development Bank (BOAD) to support West and
Francophone African countries
The two
Francophone African sides met in Beauvais as they sought to put disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaigns behind them.
«For
Francophone Africans, when we leave for Europe, we first think of France, and with all of the great things that George Weah did at PSG...»
Not exact matches
The situation that the PQ bill is seeking to address has, ironically, been fuelled by Quebec's recent immigration trends, which favour North
African francophones, many of whom are Muslims.
West
African francophone countries such as Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad and Senegal were all known to have been sympathetic to Morocco's position.
The bridging of the
African anglophone /
francophone divide is especially significant.
He has participated in several international exhibitions, such as the Ivorian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia (2013, 2015 and 2017); Masters of Sculpture from the Ivory Coast, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris (2015); The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited by Contemporary
African Artist (2014 — 15: Frankfurt, Savannah and Washington, DC); dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel (2012) and Dak» Art — Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain, Dakar (2008), for which he was awarded the
Francophone Prize.
And the firm continues to develop and expand its
African Legal Network, an alliance of leading independent firms across 16 Anglophone, Lusophone and
Francophone - speaking jurisdictions.
Other recent moves in South Africa's disputes market included Herbert Smith Freehills» February hire of Johannesburg competition partner Jean Meijer from South
African firm Bowmans, which recently executed a demerger with
Francophone law firm John W Ffooks and promoted nine lawyers to partner.
In a statement, Robert Legh, Bowmans» chairman and senior partner, said that «John W Ffooks & Co remains Bowmans» preferred service provider in
Francophone Africa and both firms remain committed to the successful development of their businesses on the
African continent».
Currently, offices in Paris and London handle work relating to
Francophone and West Africa, while the Beijing and Istanbul offices do
African work for their local clients, and Dubai serves North Africa — all of which amounts to around 150 lawyers working across 40 countries.
She is highly experienced in acquiring exploration rights in
African nations, particularly
Francophone countries, and has handled acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings.
Like many firms, Clyde & Co has long roots in Africa, it having been active in the region for over 20 years, while also advising clients operating in the West
African region from London and
Francophone Africa from the Paris office; latterly, investment from the Middle East has grown, including in East Africa, having advised clients from Dubai.
Stacey speaks fluent French and has handled many transactions in
Francophone West Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central
African Republic and Senegal.
DLA Piper's
African unit was formed to develop relationships with its 15 member firms covering
francophone, lusophone and anglophone Africa, allowing it to combine local on - the - ground expertise with the firm's global experience in key
African sectors (recently adding Angola and currently in discussions with others).