On 17 February 2026, ICSID published its report on cases registered in 2025. This report revealed that a record number of cases were filed against states in Sub-Saharan Africa. Indeed, ICSID’s…
The implementation of Tanzania's Arbitration Act in 2020 (the Act) was an important step in positioning the country as a competitive investment hub. A Kluwer Arbitration Blog post written in 2021,…
On 18 December 2024, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, signed into law the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2024. Among the key amendments…
In recent years, the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) mechanism has attracted widespread criticism from countries, practitioners and academics, which has been the subject of a vast amount…
Following last year's surprising change of government in Botswana, one of the largest diamond mining countries, investors in the country's natural resources sector could see an increase in the risks…
This is the third post in ICCA’s series of posts focused on international arbitration in Africa in the lead up to the ICCA-KIAC joint conference “Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories,”…
This is the second post in ICCA’s series of posts focused on international arbitration in Africa in the lead up to the ICCA-KIAC joint conference “Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories”,…
The ICCA-KIAC Conference is approaching, taking place on 5 June 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda. It will focus on the theme “Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories” and discuss legal reform…
2024 marked a period of several significant developments and witnessed some “firsts” for the African arbitration community. Notwithstanding the constantly changing political climate and policies in…
