Negotiating Africa's Interests at the Highest Levels
African governments negotiate investment agreements, natural resource contracts, and infrastructure deals that will shape their economies for decades. Too often, they enter these negotiations without the specialized legal expertise their counterparts take for granted. Yamalé changes that.
An Uneven Playing Field
Multinational investors and international arbitration bodies operate with teams of experienced international lawyers. Many African governments have limited access to this caliber of expertise — and the result is contracts that undervalue national assets, agreements that restrict future policy space, and disputes where the odds are stacked against the state before the first argument is made.
Expert Representation From First Negotiation to Final Award
We act as counsel for African governments throughout the full arc of complex transactions and disputes — from structuring and negotiating investment agreements to representing states in international arbitration proceedings before bodies including ICSID and the ICC.
We bring the same caliber of legal expertise that multinational investors retain — with a deep understanding of African legal frameworks, political realities, and development priorities. We don't just advise; we sit across the table and advocate.
Every engagement is designed to transfer knowledge — so governments build internal capacity alongside external support, not dependence on it.
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International Arbitration Representation in ICSID, ICC, OHADA, and other major international tribunals.
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Investment Negotiation Structuring and negotiating investment and natural resource agreements.
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Contract Review & Renegotiation Aligning existing agreements with national development priorities.
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Due Diligence Assessing proposed terms, investor track records, and comparable agreements.
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Capacity Building Training government legal teams for lasting institutional independence.
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Implementation Support Post-negotiation contract monitoring and on-the-ground support.
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Production Sharing Agreements Designing and negotiating oil, gas, and mineral extraction agreements.
Ready to Negotiate on Equal Footing?
If you represent a government entering a complex negotiation or facing an arbitration proceeding — we want to hear from you.