To facilitate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), and the implementation of the Convention on Cross-border Cooperation (Niamey Convention), harmonisation of private business structures in the African Union (AU) should be prioritised. This analysis...

Examines the law in Nigeria on the use of the bill of sale as a security device in the form of a chattel mortgage. Considers issues including the definition of "personal chattels," the formal requirements of a bill of sale, the remedies for its breach and the effect of a borrower's bankruptcy....

This article recommends the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Convention) and appeals to African countries to accede to the Luxembourg Protocol on Railway Rolling Stock (Rail Protocol). The discussion in this article focuses on the extent to which article XXII...