The increasing trade and investment cooperation between China and Africa, as well as the diversity of individual legal systems across African countries, create a growing need for neutral and cost-effective mechanisms for resolving commercial disputes between African and Chinese parties. These factors prompted the establishment of the Chinese Africa Joint Arbitration Center (CAJAC), which aims…
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Reforms to OHADA Arbitration Law
Responding to increased economic and foreign investment across Africa and to establish the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (“OHADA”) as a trustworthy arbitral institution, the OHADA Council of Ministers has revised the Uniform Act on Arbitration Law and the Rules of Arbitration of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (“CCJA”)….