CAMEROON Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Aurélie Chazai, Paul Ariel Kombou, Vanina Fonga and Dylan Dave Tchouankeu Chazai Wamba
Chazai Wamba founded in 2017, is a business law firm focused on Africa. Its multidisciplinary team of around twenty lawyers and experts, drawn from the Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Paris bars, is or - ganised into specialised departments to provide in - tegrated legal advice. Headquartered in Douala, the firm also has offices in Paris, Port-Gentil, and Libre - ville, enabling multi-jurisdictional support. In its Min - ing & Energy practice, Chazai Wamba advises local and international investors on regulatory, corporate,
financing, tax, and environmental aspects of mining projects, collaborating closely with Banking & Fi - nance, Public Law, and Litigation teams. Recent pro - jects have included helping investors incorporate a mining company in Cameroon to exploit rutile, advis - ing a confidential lender on the financing of a bauxite project, and counselling G-Stones Resources SA on the industrial exploitation of the Akom II iron ore de - posit.
Authors
Aurélie Chazai is managing partner of Chazai Wamba and a member of the Cameroon and Paris Bars. She advises mining companies and investors on complex corporate transactions, joint ventures, project
Vanina Fonga is a senior associate at Chazai Wamba and trainee lawyer at the Cameroon Bar. She focuses on mining litigation, including commercial disputes between mining operators and contractors, environmental
finance and regulatory compliance across Africa’s mining sector, with particular expertise in OHADA jurisdictions. She previously practised at Ashurst LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in Paris, as well as at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Linklaters LLP, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre and Ernst & Young, working on corporate, mining and financial transactions across Europe and Africa.
compliance matters and regulatory disputes with government authorities. Before joining the firm, she worked at Cabinet Nyemb, Ernst & Young Cameroon and Brain Trust Law Chambers in Douala.
Dylan Dave Tchouankeu is a junior associate at Chazai Wamba and trainee lawyer at the Cameroon Bar. He assists mining companies with permit applications, employment contracts for mining personnel,
Paul Ariel Kombou is a senior associate at Chazai Wamba, qualified at the Cameroon and Nigeria Bars. He specialises in mining-related dispute resolution, including arbitration of joint venture disputes, contract
corporate governance requirements and banking arrangements for exploration projects. He previously worked at Ngassam Fansi & Mouafo law firm and Activa’s Recovery and Legal Affairs Department.
breaches and environmental claims in the extractive industries. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He previously worked at Dikko & Mahmoud Solicitors and Advocates in Abuja and gained experience in insurance claims at Compagnie Professionnelle d’Assurance.
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