Africa in the Moot

Our mission is to unlock the potential of international commercial arbitration in Africa, empower future African lawyers and promote diversity and equal representation in international arbitration. Africa in the Moot is a growing group of individuals and institutions using their individual skillsets and resources to support students from African universities in the field of arbitration and to support African universities who want to enhance teaching in the field of international commercial law and arbitration. Our intention is to support future practitioners from the African continent as part of the global international arbitration community and to increase arbitration awareness, experience, and expertise in the region. What do we do? We support students in their participation in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court, held annually in Vienna and Hong Kong. It is the largest moot court in commercial law and arbitration and offers students an excellent ...