About
What we're building.
African Law Firms is a structured, editorial directory for discovering, comparing and contacting law firms across African jurisdictions — built to answer the questions that clients and intermediaries actually ask.
The African legal market is large, diverse and underserved by existing legal directories. Clients — both African and international — lack a reliable, structured source of information about who practises where, in which disciplines, and at what level of breadth and depth. Law firms lack a credible platform to communicate their expertise to the right audiences. We're building that platform.
Our approach is editorial rather than purely commercial. Every jurisdiction page provides real context about the legal system, the regulators, the courts and the commercial landscape — written by people who understand the market. Every firm profile follows a consistent structure: practice areas, sectors, offices, key people, representative matters. No lorem ipsum. No filler. No paywalls on basic information.
Our principles
Accuracy before coverage. We would rather have fewer profiles and get them right than populate the directory with unverified information. Firms in the claimed and verified states have engaged with our editorial process.
Context over lists. A law firm's practice areas and offices are only useful in context. We invest in editorial introductions to each jurisdiction, practice area and sector so that users can make informed decisions.
Transparent commercial model. We offer tiered profile states — listed, claimed, verified, featured, premium — with clear descriptions of what each means. Paid placements are labelled as such. Editorial content is independent.
Coverage
We launched with South Africa as our first market — the continent's most developed legal market and a natural first reference point for international clients. Nigeria and Kenya followed as the principal commercial jurisdictions in West and East Africa respectively. We are expanding across all five African regions with the goal of covering all 54 countries.
Stub pages for countries we have not yet covered are clearly labelled as "Expanding coverage" — we do not pretend to have profiles we don't have.
For law firms
Firms can submit themselves for a listed profile using the submit a firm form, or claim an existing listed profile using the claim a profile process. Claimed profiles are reviewed by our editorial team before being activated. Verification and featured placements follow after review.
Our principles
How we work.
Editorial independence
Commercial relationships do not influence editorial content. Jurisdiction introductions and practice area guides are written by our research team independently of the firms listed.
Accuracy and verification
Verified profiles have been reviewed by our team. We check that the firm exists, that the information is consistent with its public record, and that the contact details are live.
Transparent labelling
Every profile carries a status badge — listed, claimed, verified, featured or premium — so users understand the provenance of each entry and the degree of editorial engagement behind it.