"If ECOWAS really wants to be serious about governance going forward, ... instead focus on cleaning house, both by updating and refining its instruments and taking a firmer stand against all forms of unconstitutional changes of government." Nneka Okechuckwu.  www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Another blow to ECOWAS’ regional governance architecture….?

As has previously been noted, unconstitutional change of government by other means have led the bloc - and the African Union - to where we are today by undermining both continental and regional govern...

Our Symposium on the Proposed Multilateral Investment Court continues with Emmanuel T. Laryea’s post “argues that UNCITRAL has a unique opportunity to facilitate host state population’s access to the MIC as a solution to their lack of access to remedies.’ www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

The Proposed Multilateral Investment Court: A Missing Issue of Importance to Africa

Most in the International Investment Law community would be aware of the ongoing work by the United Nations Commission on Transnational Trade Law’s (UNCITRAL’s) Working Group III on reforming the Inve...

Christopher Nyinevi discusses the opportunity the proposed MIC presents for states to holistically address the imbalances in int'l investment law by granting local communities a binding int'l remedy for corporate HR violations and other investment-related harms. www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Project-Affected Local Communities, Africa and the Multilateral Investment Court

This essay discusses the opportunity the proposed multilateral investment court (‘MIC’) presents for states to holistically address the imbalances in international investment law by granting local com...

"This blog post delves into the current state of investment dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms across Africa, the potential of the AfCFTA and its investment protocol to catalyse change, and the need for a balanced multilateral approach." - Rafia De Gama www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Revolutionizing Investment Dispute Resolution in Africa: Towards a Balanced Multilateral Approach

In March 2018, African nations embarked on a historic journey to reshape their trade landscape through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Originally scheduled for implementation in mid-...

Takundu Gumbu “explains the issue of inconsistent awards & their enablers, overviews African institutions & practices for tackling this..in the investment field, & argues…MIC statute needs to draw lessons directly from African investment dispute mechanisms.” www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Consistently Inconsistent Awards: An African Perspective on Consistent Awards Under A Multilateral I...

The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system in its current form has been viewed as being malignant to the Global South. Africa in particular, has been a strong critic of the system with the mo...

Symposium on Multilateral Investment Court Post 2: "Africa’s Perception of International Courts: Lessons for Multilateral Investment Court"by Robert Mutembei Koome. www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Africa’s Perception of International Courts: Lessons for Multilateral Investment Court

The process of the establishment of the Multilateral Investment Court (MIC), to replace or operate in parallel to the current Investor State Dispute Settlement System (ISDS) system, is ongoing under t...

Symposium on Multilateral Court Post 1: "Making the Multilateral Investment Court Beneficial for African Local Communities." by Jonathan Kabre. www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Making the Multilateral Investment Court Beneficial for African Local Communities

This contribution has looked at the extent to which the MIC can improve the participation of African local communities in ISDS and ensure a better protection of their rights and interests. It started ...

Climate Action in Africa in 2024: Lessons to Draw from the Outcomes of the 28th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) www.afronomicslaw.org/category/ana...

Climate Action in Africa in 2024: Lessons to Draw from the Outcomes of the 28th Meeting of the Confe...

The first Global Stocktake took place at COP 28. The findings were concerning but not surprising. The Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping global average temperature well below 2oC above pre-industrial...

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One Hundred and Seventh African Sovereign Debt Justice NetworkNews Update: "Ghana’s Bilateral Creditors Close to Issuing Memorandum of Understanding" www.afronomicslaw.org/category/afr...

One Hundred and Seventh African Sovereign Debt News Update: Ghana’s Bilateral Creditors Close to I...

As Ghana navigates the complexities arising from its debt crisis, it is equally faced by a galloping inflation, a depreciating currency, a general decline in the quality of life coupled with the high ...