Africase Attorneys is highly experienced in international business law, regularly advising on cross-border transactions and handling commercial litigation and arbitration across Africa for international investors, development institutions, and local corporations. The firm is skilled in structuring and negotiating international commercial contracts, project finance, and investment transactions across diverse legal systems. The team advises on complex jurisdictional and conflict-of-law matters, including the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Sector expertise spans mining, energy, banking, telecommunications, infrastructure, agribusiness, health, hospitality, and the public sector. The practice is led by Abdoul Mtoka, a specialist in banking and finance, international business law, and dispute resolution.
Leading firms in Burundi
Africase Attorneys
Responsables de la pratique:
Abdoul Mtoka; Aloys Nkengurutse; Faustin Cubahiro
Principaux clients
Weza Power Inc.
Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earths New Material Co., Ltd.
SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications
Aéronautiques)
Kenya Commercial Bank Burundi Ltd
CANAL+
Rubis Energy Kenya PLC
John Ffooks
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd
Rubis Energie Burundi SA
TDB Bank
Principaux dossiers
- Advised a consortium of international banks in connection with the financing of a Mini-Grid power Project in Burundi.
- Conducted comprehensive legal due diligence on mining rights, including review of the local mining legal framework for Mining Project (Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd).
- Acting for Rubis Énergie Burundi SA in its claim in a multi-million-dollar case against another oil company in relation to competition and commercial matters, including anti-competitive practices.
DLA Piper Africa, Burundi (Rubeya & Co Advocates)
DLA Piper Africa, Burundi (Rubeya & Co Advocates) regularly advises Development Finance Institutions and the Government of Burundi on energy and infrastructure transactions, and regulatory development. The firm has extensive experience handling novel power purchase agreements, structuring development finance transactions, and contributing to the development of commercial legislation. The team is led by Willy Rubeya, who provides advice across employment, IPT and real estate matters, and finance projects. Other key contacts include corporate and compliance partner Claver Nigarura; Ida Djuma for dispute resolution; finance, energy, and infrastructure specialist Ange Dorine Irakoze; and transactions expert Chrisostome Nsabimana.
Responsables de la pratique:
Willy Rubeya; Claver Nigarura; Ida Djuma; Ange Dorine Irakoze; Chrisostome Nsabimana; Fabien Ndomvyi
Principaux clients
PAIFAR-B
Ecobank Burundi
Principaux dossiers
- Advised the Central Bank of Burundi, with funding from PAIFAR-B, on the implementation of the leasing regulatory framework in Burundi pursuant to Law n°1/01 of 5 January 2016.
- Advised ECOBANK Burundi on the legal evaluation of its Board of Directors, including the structure and regularity of specialized committee meetings in line with internal regulations, the governance charter, banking law, and BRB circulars.