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# International Arbitration Newsletter - August 2018 | Institutional and Other News





08 / 20 / 2018





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**African Arbitration Association launched**

On 29 June 2018 the Africa Arbitration Association was launched at an event in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

**LCIA closes local Mauritius MIAC Arbitration Centre**

LCIA and the government of Mauritius have mutually agreed to terminate the 2012 joint venture agreement which established the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre – a focal point for international arbitration in Africa for the past seven years – making way for a new, independently-run centre, called simply MIAC.

**ICC** **launches an Africa Commission**

The ICC International Court of Arbitration has launched an Africa Commission to coordinate its “expanding range of activities and growth on the continent” and expand the pool of African arbitrators.

**Speaking engagements:**

**Joe Tirado** (London) to speak at Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation on 27-28 August 2018.









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