President Ruto challenges Africa to end reliance on foreign arbitration

President William Ruto has called settlement of African commercial disputes on the African soil, challenging the Africa continent to settle its own disputes...

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President William Ruto has challenged Africa to end its reliance on foreign arbitration for settling commercial disputes, advocating for resolution on African soil.

President Ruto questioned why African commercial disputes are still settled in cities like London, Paris, and Geneva.
He highlighted that African arbitrators comprise fewer than 8 per cent of appointments in leading global arbitral institutions.
Speaking at the Africa Chief Justice Alternative Dispute Resolution Summit in Nairobi, President Ruto emphasized this as a matter of sovereignty, not protectionism.

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