CLG Plus – an offshoot of pan-African legal institution CLG – has expanded its lawyer-on-demand service into the Republic of Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in a strategic move aimed at strengthening flexible legal service delivery across the region. The expansion comes amid a broader energy transformation in Central and West Africa, positioning CLG at the center of one of Africa’s most dynamic and rapidly-evolving energy corridors.
CLG Plus is a flexible lawyer-on-demand service, offering high-quality, qualified lawyers across multiple jurisdictions on a part-time, full-time or ad-hoc basis. The platform was developed to meet a growing market need: providing sophisticated legal expertise without imposing fixed overhead burdens on clients. CLG’s acquisition of IMANI-African Lawyers On Demand in 2018 further strengthened its footprint and capacity, granting clients access to a wider range of on-demand attorneys for temporary and project-based legal services. With this service, companies can embed experienced lawyers directly into their in-house teams or access structured secondments tailored to project timelines, transactions or regulatory cycles.
This flexible model is particularly valuable in frontier and emerging markets, where transaction volumes can fluctuate dramatically in response to licensing activity, project sanctions or policy reform. Rather than committing to permanent hires during peak periods – or facing capacity shortfalls during negotiations – companies operating in West and Central Africa can now scale legal support in line with operational realities. Across Central Africa, CLG Plus will focus primarily on the oil and gas sector, as well as banking and finance, corporate mergers and acquisitions, construction, labor and tax disciplines.
CLG Plus’ expansion comes at a pivotal time for Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, as well as broader markets such as Cameroon. Across these jurisdictions, investment and development activity is intensifying amid efforts to attract investment, increase resource monetization and strengthen energy systems. Equatorial Guinea will launch its EG Ronda licensing round in April 2026, offering 24 blocks for investment. The round aligns with a national strategy to boost exploration, reverse production decline and strengthen the Gas Mega Hub – an initiative to monetize previously stranded gas reserves in both domestic and regional markets. This comes as major operators strengthen their portfolios in the country. Chevron signed an agreement in 2026 for the financing of GEPetrol’s participation in the Aseng project, while ConocoPhillips is expected to finalize a Production Sharing Contract for offshore Blocks B/4 and EG-27 this year.
In the Republic of Congo, similar momentum is building. With a goal to increase production to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), the country is advancing several strategic projects. TotalEnergies has committed to investing $500 million to expand production at the Moho Nord complex while a landmark $23 billion agreement was signed in 2025 by Wing Wah to develop the Bango Kayo, Holmoni and Cayo permits – targeting 200,000 bpd by 2030. In the gas sector, the startup of Congo LNG in 2025 marked a significant milestone, with the country now moving toward phase two operations. This second phase will increase output to 3 million tons per annum (tpa), reaffirming the country’s attractiveness as a gas investment destination.
Cameroon is offering nine exploration and production blocks via its latest licensing round – launched this month. Proposals will be accepted until March 30, 2026, ahead of a final decision in late-April. The round accommodates multiple contractual frameworks, with acreage supported by extensive 2D and 3D seismic coverage and identified leads. Gabon is entering 2026 with a focus on targeted redevelopment and expanded gas monetization. Perenco’s Cap Lopez LNG project is expected to come online in 2026, targeting 700,000 tpa LNG and 25,000 tpa of LPG. This coincides with a renewed exploration drive by bp and ExxonMobil, both of which signed deals in 2025 to explore for oil and gas. By extending CLG Plus into these markets, the company is positioning itself not only to advise on transactions, but to operate alongside clients as they navigate one of Africa’s most dynamic energy frontiers.
“One of the defining features of today’s African energy market is volatility in workload and transaction flow. Companies require sophisticated legal expertise, but they also require flexibility. CLG Plus was created to meet that need – delivering highly qualified lawyers into businesses exactly when and where they are needed,” states Onekya Cindy Ojogbo, newly-appointed Managing Partner of CLG.
In a region where momentum is building and opportunity is multiplying, CLG Plus is expanding precisely when the market demands it most.
CLG has an extensive global footprint, with offices in South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, Congo, South Sudan, Mauritius, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Namibia.
