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Two days. One fictional ICSID case. Zero easy answers.
The Annual African Women in Arbitration Training: Investment Arbitration has wrapped up, and the practical exercise was the highlight.
The case: Orion Resources Ltd. and others v Republic of Kintaba
Participants argued
mining code, a base convention and a bilateral investment treaty. These are the same questions real tribunals grapple with.
What stood out was the energy, the sharp analysis, and the willingness to argue a position participants might never take in practice. That is how great
Recap of Day 2 of the Annual African Women in Arbitration Training: Investment Arbitration opened with a bang!
The Executive Director of African Women In Arbitration Edith Twinamatsiko, MCIArb warmly welcomed Prof. Chrispas Nyombi to open the morning session, thanking him
vs. Investment Protection.
🔹 The clash between the Paris Agreement and legacy BITs
🔹 African case studies, including Cortec Mining v. Kenya, and lessons from Eco Oro v. Colombia
🔹 A litigator's toolkit for state counsel: VCLT Article 31(3)(c), the police powers doctrine,
African Women in Arbitration retweeted
Very insightful 👏🏻 congratulations @WArbitration
Highlights from the Annual African Women In Arbitration Training: Investment Arbitration!
Mr. Omar Mohammed, Head of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (@CADR_MoJCA at the @MoJCAUG Ministry of Justice, welcomed the opportunity to host the 2026
Highlights from the Annual African Women In Arbitration Training: Investment Arbitration!
Mr. Omar Mohammed, Head of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (@CADR_MoJCA at the @MoJCAUG Ministry of Justice, welcomed the opportunity to host the 2026
Arbitration (AWA) and other stakeholders to:
1. Strengthen professional capacity
2. Promote investment arbitration
3. Advance the effective use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Uganda
Through partnerships like this, CADR aims to support a stronger arbitration environment
African Women in Arbitration retweeted
DAY 3 HIGHLIGHT | AWA INVESTMENT ARBITRATION TRAINING
The final day of the 2026 African Women in Arbitration (@WArbitration ) Investment Arbitration Training featured a presentation by Dr. Crispus Nyombi on the Africanisation of investor-state arbitration, highlighting its application and relevance in the African context.
Participants then took part in a mock arbitration exercise that brought together lessons covered throughout the training. Divided into two teams representing investor Orion Resources and the Republic of Kintaba, participants examined key aspects of investor-state arbitration, including jurisdiction, admissibility of claims and the merits of a dispute.
The exercise provided a practical opportunity to apply the concepts learned, with Mr. Gustavo Laborde serving as the chief arbitrator and guiding participants through the arguments presented by both teams.
The training concluded with the awarding of certificates to participants and partner institutions, including the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (@CADR_MoJCA ), the Uganda Law Society and Mr. Laborde, in recognition of their participation and contribution to the programme.
A networking cocktail followed, marking the close of the two-day training organised by AWA in collaboration with @CADR_MoJCA under the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. @MoJCAUG
#InvestmentArbitration #AWA #CADR #MoJCA
Inside Leah Njoroge-Kibe’s session at the Annual African Women in Arbitration Training: Investment Arbitration.
We were privileged to learn from Leah Njoroge-Kibe Legal Counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes @icsid World Bank Group, who
which is where many cases are ultimately won or lost.
Hearing this from someone who works inside the Centre made the practical exercise on Orion Resources Ltd. and others v Republic of Kintaba come alive. Participants could see exactly where the jurisdictional and procedural