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52 "PRESIDENT" DONALD TRUMP WHAT FATE AWAITS AFRICA? This article examines Donald Trump's foreign policy as it could affect Africa if he were to become president of the most powerful and richest country in the world. The article seeks to elicit the possible position of a Donald Trump administration on issues affecting Africa such as aid, foreign direct investment, fight against terror and other socio-econimic issues. SPECIAL FEATURES 20. Corporate Taxation - Anti Avoidance Legislations in Nigeria 26. E-Commerce and Cyber Security Regulation in Africa
and the other exercises the option? LITIGATION 15. Position on recoverable legal cost in Nigeria
4. From the Editor 9. Case Review and Legal Development 34. Lawyer in the News 5. News 41. Events in Picture 60. Top Deals - Autumn 2016
REGULATION 31. Wealth management, Tax Evasion, Role of the Banks and the Panama Papers 56. Ebola Epidemic and the Freedom of Movement within ECOWAS – The Patrick Sawyer Story
ARBITRATION 18. "Optional" Arbitration Clauses: What happens when one party litigates
MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 46. Analysis of the new Kenyan Mining Act 3