This edition of Africa Focus explores the key dimensions underpinning the issues of food and energy security across Africa.
The first article, “The European Deforestation Directive: Impact on food security in Africa”...more
11/20/2025
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Fertilizers ,
Food Supply ,
Green Finance ,
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The lack of food security is a persistent issue facing parts of Africa. The number of Africans who are undernourished has been increasing, even as the global hunger trends show modest improvements in other regions. In 2022,...more
11/18/2025
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Agricultural Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financing ,
Food Supply ,
Funding ,
Green Finance ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
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Project Finance ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainable Finance ,
United Nations
Over the past 30 years, the United Kingdom and Australia have helped shape the global PPP landscape, setting the standard for private sector involvement in infrastructure delivery. As both countries now scale back their use...more
On March 11, 2025, the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Ofgem published the much anticipated Technical Decision Document (TDD) to confirm details of the cap and floor scheme for LDES. The scheme provides an...more
World leaders and delegates are meeting in Glasgow for the next round of climate change negotiations at the twenty sixth Conference of the Parties ("COP26") being held from 31 October to 12 November, following a year-long...more
11/5/2021
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Energy Sector ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Net Zero ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Renewable Energy ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
UNFCCC
The current impact of privatization on the development and diversification of Angola's infrastructure.
One of Africa's trade heavyweights, Angola is blessed with a wide range of natural resources and a fertile climate. It...more
9/22/2020
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Angola ,
Competition Authorities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Popular ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Privatization ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Transportation Contracts
The EV revolution is fully underway. With the UK government committed to the eradication of emissions and automakers fully embracing EVs, a tipping point seems to be on the near horizon. ...more
Uncertainty remains over the infrastructure aspirations of the UK central government. As part of a series of articles on infrastructure, Caroline Miller Smith, Partner at White & Case, London, considers whether there might be...more
4/5/2019
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Digital Services ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Flood Management ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Land Developers ,
Local Taxes ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Popular ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Public Projects ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Increment Financing ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Investors in the water industry in the UK are well advised to consider if their shareholding structure affords them appropriate investment treaty protection and access to investment arbitration in the event of possible...more
2/7/2019
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Arbitration Awards ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Foreign Investment ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
Political Parties ,
Public Utility ,
Shareholder Rights ,
UK ,
UNCITRAL ,
Water ,
Water Projects