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We take a closer look at this scenario, specifically after the l.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/financial-institutions-in-tanzania-have-the-right-to-claim-outstanding-loan-balances-from-borrowers-after-mortgaged-properties-sale) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/udo-udoma-belo-osagie) ## [Finance Act 2021 – Major Highlights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/finance-act-2021-major-highlights) The Finance Act 2021 (“FA 2021”) was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 31st of December 2021 and took effect on the 1st of January 2022. The primary objective of the Act is to implement the 2022 Federal Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability by amending 13.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/finance-act-2021-major-highlights) [Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [N. Dowuona & Company](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/n.-dowuona-company) ## [Ghana's legislative year in review, 2021](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ghanas-legislative-year-in-review-2021) This year saw the enactment of the following significant sector specific legislation: [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ghanas-legislative-year-in-review-2021) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Succession](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/succession) [ALP East Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/alp-east-africa) ## [New Proposed Amendments Under the Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2021](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-proposed-amendments-under-the-succession-amendmentbill-2021) The Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to accord equal rights between men and women under the succession law in terms of domicile, property, residential holdings, maintenance, guardianship, etc. and address the lacuna in the law in the aftermath of the 2007 decision .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-proposed-amendments-under-the-succession-amendmentbill-2021) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Real Estate](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/real-estate) [Fasken](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/fasken) ## [Expropriation without compensation – it is not the end of the road and is still on the table](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/expropriation-without-compensation-it-is-not-the-end-of-the-road-and-is-still-on-the-table) In a significant development in the land reform debate, the National Assembly on 7 December 2021 failed to pass a resolution to amend the South African Constitution to specifically allow land expropriation without compensation. The failure to adopt the constitutional amen.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/expropriation-without-compensation-it-is-not-the-end-of-the-road-and-is-still-on-the-table) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [ESG](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/esg) [Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans) ## [Kenya: Nairobi Securities Exchange Published ESG Disclosures Manual](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/kenya-nairobi-securities-exchange-published-esg-disclosures-manual) Over the past few years, increasing attention has been given to how environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues impact investment decisions. Many socially responsible investors have moved away from purely focusing on financial performance and short-term ga.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/kenya-nairobi-securities-exchange-published-esg-disclosures-manual) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Clyde & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/clyde-co) ## [Tanzania year in review 2021](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-year-in-review-2021) As the year draws to a close, we provide a summary of sector-specific legislative changes that occurred in 2021. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-year-in-review-2021) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Goldsmiths Solicitors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/goldsmiths-solicitors) ## [Legal Recap for the Year 2021](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/legal-recap-for-the-year-2021) 2021 was an incredibly busy and exciting year in the Nigerian legal and regulatory landscape. There were major and far-reaching changes in the legal and regulatory frameworks relating to Oil and Gas, FinTech, Banking and Finance, etc. There were also some very brave and l.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/legal-recap-for-the-year-2021) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Fintech](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/fintech) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [KTA Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/kta-advocates) ## [Uganda’s Fintech Eco-System: How Collaboration, Interoperability and Regulation can Facilitate an Inclusive and Robust Digital Economy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ugandas-fintech-eco-system-how-collaboration-interoperability-and-regulation-can-facilitate-an-inclusive-and-robust-digital-economy) “Tempered by physical law, which adds a dash of necessity, chance becomes the creative force, the mover and shaker of our universe. All the beauty we see around us, from galaxies to sunflowers is as a result of this collaboration between chaos and necessity” – Peter M. Ho.. 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