Re-localization of arbitration in Africa: the Rwandan experience
Recently; during ICCA congress 2016 held in Mauritius, In the key note speech published by GAR on 11th May 2016, Justice Yussuf Abdulqawi (a Somali Judge and Vice President of international Court of Justice at the Hague) in his key note speech highlighted that International arbitration’s contribution to the rule of law in Africa is being hindered by the reluctance of parties to use local arbitral institutions or appoint African arbitrators.