The Paradox at the Crossroads of USA and African Business Laws (OHADA)

This book is an insightful voyage from Africa to the United States (US), using corporate governance as the means of transportation while exposing the misfortunes at the heart of the intersection of law and politics. As Americans aggressively step up investments in Africa, and African businesses aim to reach the US, this book is a wonderfully timed interrogation on whether the people who invest money and property to create business ventures need protection against the people they entrust to fructify their investments. In other words, from Africa to the US, are shareholders afforded protection against corporate officers who manage their investments on a daily basis. Curious minds, Global minds, Investors, officers, academics, students, all: this is for you! The author, with remarkable command, comparatively lays out corporate governance rules from the US to Africa (under OHADA). Surprisingly, the author finds Africa and the US with very similar corporate governance tenets. However, and to a greater surprise, the outcomes differ profoundly. Inspiringly and with a striking level of amazement, the author exposes the reasons for rather similar legal niceties, yet very dissimilar outcomes