The decision to exit an African market is rarely taken lightly. Commercial rationale varies, whether through divestment, restructuring or market withdrawal. What does not vary is the experience of the workers, communities and suppliers left behind: the consequences of a decision made elsewhere, often without warning, consultation or adequate transition… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 09 September 2026
Issued by Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) under the Trade Marks Act, our trademark is now formally protected in Kenya. We introduced the PML AFRICA trademark late last year and registering it was the logical next step. For a company whose work centers on protecting the intellectual property of others,… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 09 September 2026
When a company operates in or sources from a conflict-affected area, it enters a landscape that most corporate responsibility frameworks were not designed to navigate. The obligations are real and they are multiplying. CS3D, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 11 August 2026
A multinational commissions due diligence on a potential partner. The report arrives, is circulated to the relevant team, acknowledged in an email thread and saved to a shared drive. The deal proceeds. This pattern is more common than the due diligence industry… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 06 August 2026
Human rights auditing has become a standard feature of supply chain compliance programs. Suppliers are assessed, certificates are issued, and the results are filed as evidence that due diligence has been conducted. For many organizations, the existence of an audit certificate is treated as the end… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 05 August 2026
Under CS3D, the EU Batteries Regulation and growing investor scrutiny, tracing a supply chain back to the point of extraction is no longer optional. For multinationals sourcing minerals from Africa, it is a legal and commercial obligation that is already in force and becoming more demanding. Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 05 August 2026
In many African markets, it is quite common practice for multinationals to retain a single local firm for both legal advice and investigative intelligence. The convenience is understandable. Building trusted local relationships takes time, and in markets where institutional knowledge is hard to develop from the outside, extending an existing… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 03 July 2026
Most due diligence frameworks were designed with a certain operating environment in mind. Searchable registries. Accessible court records. A regulatory infrastructure that, even if imperfect, produces something to work with. Many African countries and parts of the Sahel in particular, do not always offer that environment. In these markets, a… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 17 June 2026
On 26 July 2026, the EU Commission is required to publish its official compliance guidelines for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, known as CS3D. For many legal and compliance teams, that date has become a de facto starting point. The logic is understandable: why build a compliance programme before… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 09 June 2026
As of 30 December 2025, Zambia’s Companies Amendment Act came into force. Among its provisions: bearer shares are now absolutely prohibited. This is a significant step forward for corporate transparency and beneficial ownership disclosure. Bearer shares are instruments that confer ownership on whoever physically holds the certificate. No name on… Read More
Posted by PML Africa on 09 June 2026
