The Dispute Resolution Interest Group and the Africa Interest Group of the American Society of International Law co-sponsored a daylong conference on March 11 on “The Future of International Arbitration in Africa.”  The conference was also co-sponsored by Penn State and Greenberg Traurig, and it was hosted by the Washington office of Greenberg Traurig.  Video of the conference is available at https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/news/experts-around-world-discuss-international-arbitration-africa-penn-state-law-event.  

The conference included a panel discussion about Foreign Investment and Investment Arbitration in Africa. I moderated the panel and made introductory remarks about "Investor-State Arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa." Video of these remarks is available at: http://mediasite.dsl.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/1214820d03fa45f786118e389248fb981d

(starting at 0:00:01). Attached here are the Powerpoint slides for these remarks.