PUBLICATIONS

RFI – ” Law firms are becoming a must-have for doing business in Africa “, interviews with Ali Bougrine and Danielle Moukouri

Ali Bougrine (Managing Partner of UGGC Africa) and Danielle Moukouri (Managing Partner of the Douala office) were interviewed on Friday 24 December 2021 by Mr. Olivier Rogez, journalist at RFI, on the expansion of business law firms in Africa. “African leaders have become aware of the added value that legal advice in business law can

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Finances News Hebdo – Interview with Ali Bougrine on business law in Morocco

Ali Bougrine Mananging Partner of the UGGC Africa was interviewed on Thursday 9 December 2021 by M. Diao, journalist at Finances News Hebdo, on the development of the business law market in Morocco. “The business law market is mature in Morocco. Indeed, there are many law firms or business law consultants in Morocco. We were

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[Morocco] Act No.12-18 amending and supplementing the criminal code and act N°43-05 on money laundering

To consolidate the legal framework in relation to the fight against money laundering and terrorism funding, and further to the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Act No. 12-18, amending and supplementing the Criminal Code and Act No. 43-05 related to the fight against anti-money laundering (the “Act“) was promulgated on June

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The production of foreign language documents before the courts in Morocco

November 2021 – The translation into Arabic of documents initially drafted in foreign languages that litigants, particularly foreigners, wish to use as evidence before the Moroccan courts became optional following the adoption by the Representatives Chamber in Parliament of Article 14 of the draft law relating to the judicial organization in the Kingdom. It is

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Ali Bougrine, interviewed by Medi1 Radio on the evolution of business law in Africa

October 29, 2021 – Ali Bougrine, Managing Partner of UGGC Africa, was interviewed by Mr. Oumar Baldé on Medi1 Radio, on the evolution of business law in Africa. Ali Bougrine spoke about: The evolution of business law in Africa, The legal differences faced by Moroccan companies in the country of establishment, The harmonization of Moroccan

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Ali Bougrine and Fabien Gagnerot, interviewed by Les Inspirations Eco magazine on the vaccination pass in Morocco

October 26, 2021 – Ali Bougrine, Managing Partner of UGGC Africa and Fabien Gagnerot, Senior Associate, were interviewed by the magazine Les Inspirations Eco on the vaccination pass in Morocco. This interview follows the demonstrations that took place on October 24, 2021 in Morocco, after the entry into effect of the obligation to present a

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The example of the restitution of the Ebrié drum to the Ivory Coast : the question of the restitution of works of art to Africa

On October 8, during the Africa-France summit, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the return of dozens of works of art of African origin to their countries of origin. Among them, 26 works from Benin and the Djidji Ayokwe, the historical drum of the Ebriés, a people from the south of the Ivory Coast. Used to

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The judgment of the International Court of Justice dated October 12, 2021 relating to the maritime delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya)

On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the International Court of Justice in The Hague rendered an expected judgment in the case opposing the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Republic of Kenya in the context of the delimitation of their respective maritime spaces. At issue is a maritime area of some 100,000 km², rich in food

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