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Africa rising – Foreign firms strive to cover the booming continent

With the continent on the up, it is crunch time for international firms in working out how best to service clients across 54 states

Posted on 10 December 2019 09:30am6 December 2019 14:55pm
Alex Wade
Middle East and Africa International

Joe Andrew, the architect of Dentons’ global strategy, is not known for pulling his punches. As such, his stance on staffing the African practices of international law firms is typical: ‘Why would you look to Europe or the US? It’s parochial, it’s a residue of colonialism, and it borders on racism.’

The firm’s chair warms to his theme. ‘There are 54 countries on the continent, and to different degrees they’re all experiencing an incredible democratisation of information. There’s talent everywhere. We don’t agree with our competitors who believe that the best way to service clients is to hire people from Europe.’

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