--- title: Afriwise Blog | Foreign Investment description: Foreign Investment | --- [![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) [Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Zambia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) [Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/moira-mukuka-legal-practitioners) ## [Mineral Exploration in Zambia – A Guide to the Regulatory Framework](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/mineral-exploration-in-zambia-a-guide-to-the-regulatory-framework) Zambia has a strong history of copper production dating back close to 100 years and is the second largest producer of copper in Africa. Copper accounts for 70 percent of Zambia’s export earnings. The traditional mineral exports are copper and cobalt with Zambia having one.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/mineral-exploration-in-zambia-a-guide-to-the-regulatory-framework) [Zimbabwe](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zimbabwe) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [International Trade](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/international-trade) [Muvingi Mugadza](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/muvingi-mugadza) ## [New Investment Regulations In Zimbabwe](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-investment-regulations-in-zimbabwe) The facilitation of investment and any matters related to investment in Zimbabwe are generally governed by the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency \[Chapter 14:38\]. Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (‘the Agency’) which was established by t.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-investment-regulations-in-zimbabwe) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Clyde & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/clyde-co) ## [Tanzania: Updater on the New Investment Regulations GN No. 477 of 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-updater-on-the-new-investment-regulations-gn-no.-477-of-2023) In a bid to bolster domestic investments and promote economic growth, the Government of Tanzania (the GoT) recently revoked the Tanzania Investment Regulations, 2002 (the TIR) and enacted the Tanzania Investment Regulations GN No. 477 of 2023 (the New Investment Reg.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-private-investment-law) [Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bentsi-enchill-letsa-ankomah) ## [The Foreign Investor Loses It All: A Cautionary Tale to Multinational Corporations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-foreign-investor-loses-it-all-a-cautionary-tale-to-multinational-corporations) The Supreme Court of Ghana (Supreme Court) has on several occasions held that international business or economic transactions (IBET(s)) involving the Government of Ghana (Government) that are not approved by the Parliament of Ghana (Parliament) are unconstitutional. In th.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-foreign-investor-loses-it-all-a-cautionary-tale-to-multinational-corporations) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [FB Attorneys](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/fb-attorneys) ## [New Investment Act in force](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-investment-act-in-force) In a bid to promote the use of Kiswahili language in the Government’s official business and in line with the law, on 2 December 2022, the Parliament of Tanzania passed the new Tanzania Investment Act, 2022 (the new Investment Act) in Kiswahili. This follows the amen.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-investment-act-in-force) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Dispute Resolution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) [International Trade](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/international-trade) [ALP East Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/alp-east-africa) ## [Tanzania ratifies protocol to empower regional court to handle business and investment matters](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-ratifies-protocol-to-empower-regional-court-to-handle-business-and-investment-matters) Tanzania’s ratification of the protocol extending the Court’s jurisdiction is another step towards a functional and well-structured trade and investment regime within the East African Community. 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