The Senegalese legal framework was completely renewed one year ago by Law n°2021-31 of 9 July 2021 creating an Electricity Code which replaces the previous Law n°98-29 on the electricity sector.
On the same day, Law n°2021-32 created the new Energy Sector Regulatory Commission (hereafter "the CRSE").
This Code enshrines the obligation for the State to communicate its planning of…
Published
June 2022
Author
Cephas Tettey Omenyo
The push for local content keeps increasing by the year
Successive governments especially in the fourth republic have consistently made efforts at strengthening the participation of local talent and skills in activities across many industries. The push for local content keeps increasing by the year with successive governments adding on…
Le 9 janvier 2022, la Conférence des Chefs d’État et de Gouvernement de l’UEMOA imposait des sanctions économiques au Mali, lequel a contesté la légalité de cette décision et obtenu à titre provisoire le sursis à exécution de celle-ci le 24 mars 2022. Pourtant, depuis cette date, la BCEAO continue d’appliquer les sanctions en toute impunité et sans aucun fondement.
1. Les…
With the program "Consulting Vouchers Africa", the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection promotes external consulting services for small and medium-sized companies in order to provide them with demand-oriented consulting services for their economic projects in Africa.
The object of the funding is external consulting services for the preparation and implementation of…
Executive summary
The local regime offers various possibilities to structure power generation. There are more than 130 holders of generation licenses and the introduction of the eligible customers gives other perspectives to increase the Nigerian power generation capabilities in resting on the private sector.
Electric Power Sector Reform Act
In Nigeria, the electricity sector is governed by…
Published
May 2019
Author
Dr. Philipp Stompfe
Bilateral Investment Treaties / Force Majeure / Hardship
The current political situation in some states of the Near and Middle East and North Africa demonstrates, that political instability in host states (states in which the investment is made) might negatively affect general domestic circumstances to the effect, that the implementation of investment…
Published
September 2020
Author
Philippe de Richoufftz
1. Incentives
Law n°2016-71 of September 30, 2016 on investment law provides for two schemes for granting bonuses and incentives. The Government Decree n°2017-389[1] clarified the terms of this Law[2].
There…
Published
September 2020
Author
Philippe de Richoufftz
Incentives for Investment Ivory Coast
I. Introduction
In an effort to stimulate investment operations on Ivorian territory, the Ivorian authorities issued in 2018 a new regime of investment promotion which provide tax and…
Published
September 2020
Author
Philippe de Richoufftz
Incentives for Investment Senegal
I. Introduction
The Senegalese authorities issued in 2004 a new regime of investment promotion through the Law No 2004-06 dated February 6th, 2004 creating the new Investments Code and the Decree No…
Published
November 2020
Authors
Philippe de Richoufftz
Kaja Börner
Topics
West African Monetary Union (WAMU) Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU Treaty) Monetary Cooperation Agreement (MCA)
INVESTING IN WEST AFRICA THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE LEGISLATION OF THE WAEMU
The exchange rate stability as well as the possibility to transfer capitals…
Published
August 2020
Authors
Philippe de Richoufftz and Pauline Coune
MOROCCAN LAND LAW - NON-AGRICULTURAL VOCATION CERTIFICATE
When Morocco regained its independence in 1956, one of the characteristics of the country was a clear inequality in agricultural ownership between large, modernized farms mainly owned by settlers and traditional family farms, which were often very small. One of the…
Published
September 2020
Authors
Philippe de Richoufftz and Pauline Coune
THE ONGOING REFORM OF THE IPP REGIME IN RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MOROCCO
In January 2020, MASEN launched a call for expression of interest for the realisation of multiple projects for the production of electricity from photo-voltaic solar energy.
One may wonder about MASEN's role in an operation that it intends to place under…
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