AngloGold sanctions $500m spend to reopen Ghana’s Obuasi
Following the order of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, which enforced and recognised a final award rendered at the London Court of...
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Angola preparing to be the 157th New York Convention contracting state
The Republic of Angola, one of the top 5 Foreign Direct Investment recipients in Africa, is gearing up to become the 157th New York Convention contracting state.
Angola's Sonangol settles Cobalt Energy dispute with $350 mln payment
Cobalt had filed arbitration requests last year seeking in excess of $2 billion due to the impact of failed extension talks on its attempts...
Angola’s Sonangol says settled dispute with Cobalt International Energy
To strengthen the human resource capacity of OHADA’s Institutions, the Council of Ministers appointed, according to merit, five new Judges into the Common Court...
Announcement: Internship Opportunity
A Law Firm based in Cairo, Egypt and founded in 1855 is willing to offer a four to six weeks internship (over the summer) in arbitration to graduates possessing a relevant degree...
Arbitral tribunal declines jurisdiction in case against Senegal
An Arbitral Tribunal at ICSID has held that it does not have jurisdiction to decide on a €41 million case brought against Senegal.
Arbitration awards can be fast tracked
THE Chief Justice (CJ), Mr Mohamed Othman Chande, has assured the Tanzania Institute of Arbitrators (TIA) that the judiciary will continue to fast track the timely disposal of the registration of arbitration awards...
Arbitration move by Eskom threatens to delay wage deal
The dispute relates to whether Eskom workers who embarked on an unprotected strike during wage negotiations should be disciplined.
Arbitration sought over access to Senegal's oil
Disputes with Senegal's government over oil and gas exploration rights offshore may head to an international panel for arbitration...
Arbitrator awards N3.5b to firm over failed deal
A sole arbitrator, Olatunde Busari has awarded the sum of $9.7 million, approximately N3.5 billion to a businessman, Mr. Olatunde Titilayo and firm...
Architect sues Zinara for over $175 000
AN architectural firm, Gloar Design Team, has taken the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) to court after the parastatal failed to settle...
Atiku’s Intels fumes as Nigerian govt terminates multi-million dollars contract
Intels Nigeria Limited, INL, on Wednesday kicked against the termination of its Pilotage Agency Agreement by the Nigerian Ports Authority...
Atlantique assurances lands in Cameroon, and thus enters CEMAC’s insurance market
A company named Atlantique Assurances Cameroun IARDT with a starting capital of CFA2.1 billion was established on February 4, 2016, in Douala. This can be read in a recently published legal notice...
Attorney General to build capacity on arbitration
The Office of the Attorney General announced that it is working to build its in-house capacity in handling trade and investment disputes...
Attorney General to sue Dutch company over teff patent
The Ethiopian government has delegated the Office of the Attorney General (AG) to file charges at the International Court of Arbitration against...
Babalakin extols arbitration, ADR publication
Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), has described as timely, book published by two accomplished chartered...
BALANCE OF POWER: Africa needs to resist any temptation to dump investor-state arbitration
Developing nations pay a price for discarding international framework of rules for solving investment disputes...
Banks to embrace mediation to resolve disputes
Court cases in Uganda involving clients and commercial banks tend to take many years to be resolved but this will soon change as banks...
Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Malaysia, Panama, Tunisia sign multilateral treaty on tax avoidance
Officials from Barbados, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Malaysia, Panama, and Tunisia today signed a multilateral instrument designed to allow the countries to quickly strengthen...
Barotseland freedom fighters push for arbitration at UN agency
The Barotse National Freedom Alliance made its submission to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on...