Legal abroad: Doing business in West Africa

By Kwadwo Sarkodie and Dany Khayat 2019-11-14T11:13:00

The second of our new series on the legal issues to consider when operating abroad

As the two largest English-speaking countries in west Africa, both with legal systems based on the common law, Ghana and Nigeria have a lot in common. But while both are among the region’s most dynamic economies, Nigeria’s GDP and population exceed those of Ghana by several orders of magnitude. Further, Nigeria’s economy is centred around oil export, while Ghana’s is more diversified.

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