Mining 2025

CAMEROON Law and Practice Contributed by: Lynda Amadagana, Elise Ngo Nyobe, Cecile Bella and Kevin Djomgoue, Amadagana & Partners

Amadagana & Partners (A&P) is a Cameroon- based full-service law firm, founded by Lynda Amadagana with a secondary office in Paris (France) and a presence in Kinshasa (Democrat - ic Republic of Congo). In terms of mining ex - pertise, the firm’s lawyers have advised mining companies in legal and regulatory due diligence, as well as in the drafting and renegotiation of mining concessions, permits and investment and partnership agreements. In the mining sec - tor, the firm has advised many sponsors includ -

ing the developer on the main deal last year in - volving the installation of a major mining group in Cameroon for exploration activities and with the target of developing the first operating mine in the country. Despite the complexity due to the absence of key regulatory texts, the firm has provided innovative solutions and key insights into the sector to its clients. It has also contrib - uted to setting up the Cameroonian mining as - sociation which gathers the main operators of the mining sector in Cameroon together.

Authors

Lynda Amadagana is a lawyer admitted at the Paris and Cameroonian Bars and is the managing partner of Amadagana & Partners. She advises on projects in the mining sector

Elise Ngo Nyobe is a lawyer at the Cameroonian Bar and a partner at Amadagana & Partners. She is involved in corporate transactions, project financing and projects in the

with a specific focus on the OHADA Zone. She is a specialist in mineral property, acquisition and leasing, labour, employment and mine safety law and environmental law. She advises mining companies in their negotiations with governmental entities for exploration and exploitation permits, land titles and other issues related to mining operations. She has in-depth knowledge of the specific requirements of governments and public bodies involved in the mining and metal industries.

mining sector. She also advises on transactions carried out in several OHADA member countries. More specifically, she participates in negotiations between mining companies and government entities to obtain mining permits, licences and other issues related to mining law. She provides strategic financial and commercial advice, risk analysis, designs and implements tenders, and analyses, prepares and negotiates contracts, licences, concessions and ancillary agreements.

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