We congratulate our teams on their excellent performance in the Alfred Deakin Commercial Arbitration Moot in September 2023.

Zanzibar | We are proud to announce that Africa in the Moot has won the Innovation in Arbitration Award at the 4th Africa Arbitration Awards, hosted by the East Africa International Arbitration Conference.

We are humbled and excited to have been shortlisted for the “Innovation in Arbitration” Award at the 2023 Africa Arbitration Awards, hosted by the East Africa Arbitration Conference. Read more to find out how to vote for Africa in the Moot!

Africa in the Moot was recently featured in Africa Legal in a piece titled “Another Win for Africa”. The article reports on the GAR Award for Best Innovation by an Organisation or Individual, and the 2nd East Africa Pre-Moot held in Nairobi. Read the full article here: Africa Legal | Another win for Africa (africa-legal.com)

By VICTOR MAINA (UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI). “Ladies and gentlemen, I will be frank. You are about to try conquering the Everest in roughly five painstaking months, in shorts and sneakers, having never even hiked the Ngong Hills in Nairobi.” This would be a fitting and poetic summary of our first team meeting with our coaches in October 2022. Bewildered would, however, be an understatement, considering that the newly-constituted team just came from a rigorous and highly competitive internal selection process at the Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi. The majority of us were under the impression that the journey would be taxing, but not to the extent initially portrayed.

By ANNIE ADIKIN (MAKERERE UNIVERSITY). I have been fumbling for the right words to describe my Vis Moot experience, and I have to say, it hasn’t been easy. My journey has been wholesome and rich, one of those stories you simply cannot keep to yourself.

By DR. LETZADZO KOMETSI (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO). The Vis Moot , The name rang a bell , It rang loud, and carried with it a sound message, A message of games that simulate real games of dialogue, at global interaction, Interaction of the minds geared towards mind boggling problem solving, Solving problems of the near and afar, the global, yet unborn problems. They said the globe is but a village and the problems of the globe transcend to villages, Villages in Africa, like the global village in trade, interconnected and inter trading

By KIRABO FORTUNATE (MAKERERE UNIVERSITY). Participating in the 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot was one of those opportunities with an impact unimaginable until I experienced it. Riding on only the desire to improve myself, I was catapulted into a series of events that form the body of experiences that I reflect on today. Few educational events, in their promise of learning and mastery of skill, strike such a balance between learning and fun as the Vis Moot.

By WINNIE KIBERU (STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY, COACH OF THE GAMBIA & TEAMS COORDINATION COMMITTEE). My journey, like that of many past alumni of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, began as a participant in the competition. I had the privilege of being part of the international Vis family for the past two and a half years. First as a participant, then as a coach, and most recently, as a regional Teams Coordinator under the auspices of Africa in the Moot. I shall recount my experience and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

By GLORIA NASIJJE (CAVENDISH UNIVERSITY). The 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot ("Vis Moot") provides a valuable avenue for students to become knowledgeable about international sales law and international arbitration. It was a wonderful opportunity to be among the eight team members selected to participate representing Cavendish University, Uganda, in this prestigious Moot.

Fun fact about records: You can break them! 10 teams from the Africa in the Moot community had feet on the ground in Vienna for the 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, contributing to the highest participation of Sub-Saharan African teams ever in 30 years of Vis Moot history!

Africa in the Moot won the award for Best Innovation by an Individual or Organisation, at the Global Arbitration Review Awards 2023! This Award comes in recognition of the Inaugural East Africa Pre-Moot, held in February 2022 in Nairobi.

From 21-25 February 2023 we proudly co-hosted 10 teams from 7 countries in Nairobi, alongside our partners Jones Day and Loyola School of Law, and with the support of our other sponsors and partners. After many months of engaging with the teams only virtually we were delighted to meet the attendees in-person, and to see everyone in action outside of a video call! We thank all of our participating teams for their enthusiasm, effort and fantastic attitudes over the five days of intensive workshops, presentations, networking opportunities and of course, the Pre-Moot competition

We are delighted to announce that Africa in the Moot have been shortlisted for the "Best Innovation by an Individual or Organisation" Award in the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Awards 2023!

"Africa in the Moot, an organisation that aims to increase African participation in the Vis Moot, holds its inaugural East Africa Vis Pre-Moot"