--- title: Afriwise Blog | Dentons --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Digital Transactions](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/digital-transactions) [Dentons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/dentons) ## [Taxation of Digital Services in Tanzania: Navigating the Law, Enforcement and New Challenges](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/taxation-of-digital-services-in-tanzania-navigating-the-law-enforcement-and-new-challenges) Like many other countries, Tanzania has undertaken significant efforts to ensure that revenues generated through online transactions are properly taxed. These efforts have involved updating the existing legal framework to integrate digital transactions into the current ta.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/taxation-of-digital-services-in-tanzania-navigating-the-law-enforcement-and-new-challenges) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Commercial Crime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Dentons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/dentons) ## [Liability for Cybercrime: A Flexible Balancing Test](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/liability-for-cybercrime-a-flexible-balancing-test) Data and cybersecurity breaches are a top concern for all businesses. As the world becomes ever more digitalised, the need to protect online spaces from unauthorised intrusions has become more critical. Every organization has a business interest and a legal obligation to .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/liability-for-cybercrime-a-flexible-balancing-test) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [Affidavits](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/affidavits) [Electronic Solutions](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/electronic-solutions) [Dentons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/dentons) ## [Federal High Court of Nigeria introduces e-affidavit system](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/federal-high-court-of-nigeria-introduces-e-affidavit-system) On the 7th of June 2024, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria issued a Practice Direction which will allow litigants to depose to affidavits electronically at the Federal High Court. The Practice Direction known as the Federal High Court (Practice Directio.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ai-regulation-and-policy-in-africa) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Non-Governmental Organisations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/non-governmental-organisations) [Dentons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/dentons) ## [A review of the draft Nigerian Not-For-Profit Governance Code 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-review-of-the-draft-nigerian-not-for-profit-governance-code-2023) The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria recently released an exposure draft of the Nigerian Not-For-Profit Governance Code, 2023 and called for input from the public on the proposed Code. The proposed Code is the outcome of deliberations of the Technical Working Group .. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/lending-against-collateral-why-should-collateral-value-matter-for-banks/financial-institutions) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Dentons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/dentons) ## [A review of the Business Facilitation Act and its impact on the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-review-of-the-business-facilitation-act-and-its-impact-on-the-companies-and-allied-matters-act-2020) The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (the “Act”) became law when, on 14 February 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the bill passed by the Senate in December 2022. The Act is a legislative brainchild of the.. 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