AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

Upcoming events

Colloque – Arbitrage Pays arabes et OHADA (in French)

9-10 April 2026

Fès, Morocco

Arbitration Lunch Match 2026

20-24 April 2026

Global

Casablanca Arbitration Days

24-25 April 2026

Casablanca, Morocco

ECAS: Egypt Arbitration Day (EGYAD 2026)

4-5 May 2026

Cairo, Egypt

Johannesburg Arbitration Week: Showcasing Arbitration in Africa

5-7 May 2026

Johannesburg, South Africa

CRCICA: Mediation Advocacy Training

9-11 May 2026

Cairo, Egypt

Colloque – L’ordre public et l’arbitrage international (in French)

13-15 May 2026

Dakar, Senegal

10th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration 

3-5 June 2026

Lagos, Nigeria

Sharm El Sheikh X – International Biennial Conference on the Role of State Courts in International Arbitration

14-15 December 2026

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Past events

ICC YAAF: L’effectivité de l’arbitrage international dans les transactions en droit des sociétés (in French)

8 January 2025

Douala, Cameroon and online

What to do when an issue lands on your desk: A Practical Arbitration Playbook for In-House Counsel

21 January 2026

Dubai, UAE

CIArb UAE Branch Gala Dinner 2026

22 January 2026

Dubai, UAE

14th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration (in English and Arabic)

26-27 January 2026

Dubai, UAE

ICC YAAF/ IBA: Oral Advocacy, Cross Examination and the Emergence of AI in Dispute Resolution

26 January 2026

Dubai, UAE

IBA 27th Annual Arbitration Day Conference: New Horizons: focusing on the influence of new technologies, sectors and geographies on the future of human living and the evolution of International Arbitration

28-29 January 2026

Abu Dhabi, UAE

ICC YAAF: Arbitration in Complex Business Environments – Navigating Challenges in Emerging Industries

30 January 2026

Abu Dhabi, UAE

2nd Annual Riyadh International Disputes Week

1-5 February 2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Roundtable discussion with Gary Born

2 February 2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

3rd ICC South Africa Arbitration and ADR Days

5-11 February 2026

Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa

ICC YAAF: Navigating International Arbitration Practice in South Africa

6 February 2026

Johannesburg, South Africa

Africa’s Mining Arbitration Landscape: Resource Nationalism, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Defenses, and Geopolitical Realities

9 February 2026

Cape Town, South Africa

ICC YAAF: The Future of Arbitration in South Africa – Challenges and Opportunities

10 February 2026

Cape Town, South Africa

7th Annual AlexU-CRCICA Arbitration Conference

12 February 2026

Alexandria, Egypt

CRCICA: Essentials of Construction Contracts for Successful Project Implementation

12 February 2026

Cairo, Egypt

ICC YAAF Seminar: Evidence in International Arbitration

17 February 2026

Lagos, Nigeria and online

5th East-Africa Vis Pre-Moot and Arbitration Conference

17-21 February 2026

Nairobi, Kenya

AitM x MAA Nairobi Alumni Networking Evening

18 February 2026

Nairobi, Kenya

Lusaka Arbitration Week 2026

25-27 February 2026

Lusaka, Zambia

UCT ADRU Panel – ‘The Case for (and Against) An African Investment Court’

5 March 2026

Cape Town, South Africa and online

CRCICA: The Singapore Convention on Mediation (in Arabic)

6 April 2026

Cairo, Egypt