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.
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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...
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...
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...
Barrick Gold, Tanzania begin talks to resolve Acacia Mining dispute
To say Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) is having a rough time in Tanzania is to underestimate the challenges the company, one of the largest gold producers...
Barrick strikes deal with Tanzania to settle tax dispute
Barrick Gold (ABX.TO) said on Thursday that its African subsidiary Acacia Mining (ACAA.L) would pay $300 million (228.07 million pounds) and split ‘economic benefits’...
BCM Acquisition Of Nzema Mine On Hold
An Accra High Court (Commercial Division) has placed an interlocutory injunction on the sale of the Nzema Mine at Teleku Bokazo in the Western Region pending...
Benefits and Challenges of Robotized Arbitration
We are living in the era of constant technological progress. As smart contracts emerge, why not think about totally automated arbitration?...
Benin court throws out Bollore bid for rail plan
Benin’s top court has rejected a bid by French group Bollore to recover control of a rail project to link Cotonou with Abidjan, a lawyer for a local firm told AFP...
BidAlert: Ethiopian Road Authority seeking legal advisory services
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) is undertaking different road projects financed by the government and different financiers...
Billionaire Sawiris Steps In to End Egypt Investors Dispute
Egypt on Wednesday approved a deal settling a land dispute pitting the government against a group of international investors who owned...
Bloc puts off ratification of tripartite trade deal
The East African Community has postponed ratification of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) from March to December this year, after failing to agree on...
Book Alert: The Transformation of Arbitration in Africa
This text examines the role of arbitration institutions generally in the arbitration process and in particular in the development of arbitration in Africa.