The challenges and opportunities of arbitrating in Africa

International Arbitration Associates, Daniel Boon and Isabelle Wenger and Partner Laura Lusiji at J Miles & Co have co-written an article for Practical Law on ‘The challenges and opportunities of arbitrating in Africa’.

The article explores the significant evolution of Africa’s arbitration landscape, examining both the opportunities and the challenges shaping dispute resolution across the continent. It covers the surge in global attention towards Africa, the growth of African arbitral institutions, and the expanding expertise among African practitioners. The article highlights key developments across the African arbitration landscape, including widespread legislative modernisation aligned with the UNCITRAL Model Law and a strengthening pro-enforcement judicial approach toward arbitral awards. The authors also recognise the fragmentation caused by institutional proliferation, high costs, and the gradual implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) dispute settlement framework. This article further considers the emergence of third-party funding as both a solution to cost barriers and a source of new regulatory questions.

Read the full article here.