February 26, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
The first China-Africa Arbitration Day will be held on
February 26.
Venue: Best Western Plus Soaho Duala Airport, Tunel Airport, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
The
theme of the event is
"The Issue of Resolving Commercial and Investment Disputes through Arbitration and Mediation in the Context ofInvestments Between Africa and China".
One of the speakers of the event is Roman Zykov, Secretary General of RAA. Roman will hold a presentation on "African and Russian arbitration – some common issues".
Organized by:
Association for the Promotion of Arbitration in Africa (APAA)
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Craft (CAM-CCIMC)
Supported by:
Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Craft (CCIMC)
Cameroon Bar Association
Programme of the event
13:00 - 14:00 Registration
14:00 - 14:30 Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Dr Charles AKOH, Protocol, CCIMC
Speakers:
1. Roger MBASSA NDINE, Mayor of Douala
2. EKEN Cristophe, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts of Cameroon
3. MBAH Eric MBAH, President of the Bar Association of Cameroon (TBC)
4. Gaston KENFACK DOUAJNI, Chairperson of the APAA, CIETAC Arbitrator
5. Chengjie WANG, Vice Chairman & Secretary General of CIETAC
14:30 - 15:00 Keynote Speech
Speaker: Chengjie WANG, Vice Chairman & Secretary General of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
15:00 - 15:10 (APAA & CIETAC) MOU Signing Ceremony
15:10 - 17:10 Session 1: Overview of arbitration between Afro-Chinese parties
Moderator: Anne Audrey EKONGOLO, President of the Technical Committee of the Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce, Cameroun (CAM-CCIMC)
Speakers:
1. WANG Haocheng, Deputy Secretary General CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center:
“CIETAC in the world of international arbitration today: practices and features and the latest developments in enforcement of arbitration awards in China”
2. Ismail Selim, Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), CIETAC Arbitrator:
“Egyptian perception on relations between the CIETAC and Africa”
3. Roman Zykov, Secretary General of Russian Arbitration Association, CIETAC Arbitrator:
“African and Russian arbitration – some common issues”
4. Dominique HASCHER:
“The perception of arbitration in Asia by an European judge”
5. Beatrice CASTELLANE:
“International arbitration in the global South in the wake of geopolitical developments”
6. Therese BETICKA:
“The settlement by arbitration of disputes involving Chinese parties in Guinea Conakry”
7. SHOLA OSHODI John:
“Framing Chinese-nigerian disputes from the perspective of NICArb’s Nigerian branch”
8. Nicaise KARNOU, magistrate and former Central African minister:
“Trade relations between China and the Central African Republic”
9. Dr MOUGNAL SIDI, Diplomat, Director of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of External Relations of Cameroon:
“The perception of diplomatic relations between China and Cameroon”
17:10 - 19:10 Session 2: Presentation of some African arbitration centres and enforcement of arbitral awards in the OHADA area
Moderator: Mathurin NGUE KEND, Permanent Secretary of the Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce, Cameroun (CAM-CCIMC)
Speakers:
1. Mathurin NGUE KEND, Permanent Secretary of the Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce, Cameroun (CAM-CCIMC):
“Presentation of the CAM CCIMC arbitration”
2. Anne Audrey EKONGOLO, President of the Technical Committee of the Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce, Cameroun (CAM-CCIMC):
“Mediation at the CAM-CCIMC”
3. MAMADOU Kone, General Secretary of the arbitration centre of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration:
“Presentation of the CCJA Arbitration”
4. WAMBA MAKOLO, Barrister at the Cameroon Bar Association, CIETAC Arbitrator:
“Presentation of the OHADA mediation”
5. Claude MENTENON, Barrister, former President of the Bar, Ivory Coast:
“The arbitral tribunal under the uniform act on arbitration law”
6. Chief OJO BAYO, Barrister, former Ministry of Justice of Nigeria:
“ICAMA System arbitration”
7. TELO NZONGO Philoméne, Barrister at the Kinshasa Bar association and arbitrator:
“The place of arbitration in the settlement of mining disputes under Congolese law”
8. Hamidou TANGARA, Doctor of law, Lecturer at Sorbonne Paris Nord University:
“Exequatur of national and international award in the OHADA area”
9. Gaston KENFACK DOUAJNI, Chairman of the APAA, CIETAC Arbitrator:
“Peaceful enforcement of the court decisions and arbitration awards against legal persons governed by public law in the OHADA region”
19:10 Closing Ceremony（TBC）
1. Me ABUNAW ENAW Gilbert, President of Governing Board, CAM-CCIMC, “Thankful speech”
2. Gaston KENFACK DOUAJNI, Chairman of APAA, Arbitrator CIETAC
3. Christophe EKEN or Representative, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Cameroon.
