11-12 May 2026, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) participated in #AfricaConstructionLaw2026 entitled: “Dispute Boards in Africa: Demystifying DAAB Practice and Enforcing Decisions from Site to Seat.”
Dr. Dalia Hussein, Director of CRCICA, participated in Session 3 alongside distinguished international experts and practitioners Abdul Jinadu, Sicen Hu, George Vlavianos FCIArb, Matthew Walker, and Dr. John Fletcher, in a thought-provoking discussion addressing the evolving role of Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Boards (DAABs) within Africa’s rapidly expanding construction sector.
The session explored the practical and legal challenges surrounding the enforcement of Dispute Board decisions, from project sites through to arbitral proceedings, while emphasizing the growing importance of proactive dispute prevention mechanisms in large-scale infrastructure projects across the continent.
The discussions highlighted that while standing Dispute Boards represent only a fraction of overall project costs, unresolved disputes may consume substantial portions of project value — reinforcing the importance of strengthening the broader dispute resolution ecosystem, contractual frameworks, and stakeholder confidence in DAAB mechanisms throughout Africa.
As infrastructure and construction projects continue to accelerate across the continent, the session underscored the need for efficient, trusted, and enforceable dispute resolution tools capable of supporting sustainable development and investment certainty.
