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Mr Gamaliel NKURUNZIZA, President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Burundi, received in audience Professor Mayatta Ndiaye MBAYE, Permanent Secretary of OHADA, and Mr Jean-Marie KAMBUMA NSULA, President of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA), on 28 May 2026 at the Court’s headquarters in Bujumbura. During this audience, the President of […]…

An international symposium organised by OHADA in partnership with the Burundi Legal Lab officially opened on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, at the Donatus Conference Centre in Bujumbura under the theme: “Burundi and the Harmonisation of Business Law: Challenges and Prospects of OHADA Law and Regional Community Legal Frameworks in Africa.” The opening ceremony of the […]…

From 26 to 28 May 2026, OHADA, in partnership with the Bucumi Legal Lab, will organise an international conference under the theme: “Burundi and the Harmonisation of Business Law: “Challenges and Prospects of OHADA Law and Regional Community Laws.” With the effective participation of Pr Mayatta Ndiaye MBAYE, Permanent Secretary of OHADA, this scientific gathering […]…

The official launch ceremony for the 4th edition of the International Forum of Legal and Accounting Professionals (FIPROD) was held on 20 May 2026 at the Sarakawa Hotel in Lomé, Togo. Organised by ERSUMA, the OHADA School of Law, under the High Patronage of the President of the Council of the Togolese Republic, this edition […]…

On 12 and 13 May 2026, the 14th International Forum on the electronic Apostille (e-APP Forum) was held in Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco. The Forum was organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), the HCCH Regional Office for Africa and the Arab World, and the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of […]…

ERSUMA, the OHADA Business Law School of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa, is pleased to announce the release of Issue No. 84 of the ERSUMA Professional Practice Bulletin (BEPP). The BEPP is organised into six sections: Reports, Case law, regional community laws, national laws, professional practice and news in brief. […]…

Meeting in Lomé (Republic of Togo) on Friday, 8 May 2026, the Finance Ministers of the Member States of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) held a special session devoted to the Organisation’s financial governance and financial sustainability. The opening ceremony featured remarks by the OHADA Permanent Secretary, Professor Mayatta […]…

Since Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sarakawa Hotel in Lomé (Togo) has been hosting a meeting of the Committee of Experts, in preparation for the special session of the Finance Ministers of OHADA Member States. The opening ceremony was held under the chairmanship of Ms Akou Mawussé Afefa ADETOU AFFIDEGNIGBAN, Chief of Staff to the […]…

From 20 to 25 April 2026, the city of Douala (Cameroon) hosted a workshop to review OHADA’s Financial Regulations and its Manual of Administrative, Financial and Accounting Procedures. Under the effective chairmanship of OHADA’s Permanent Secretary, Professor Mayatta Ndiaye MBAYE, delegations from the Permanent Secretariat, the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration and ERSUMA examined [&hell…

ERSUMA, the Business Law School of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA), is pleased to announce the publication of Issue No. 83 of the ERSUMA Bulletin of Professional Practice (BEPP). The BEPP is structured under (06) headings: Reports, Case law, Community laws, National laws, Professional practice and News in brief. […]…