In August 2015, the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa
(AFSA) announced the establishment of the China-Africa Joint
International Arbitration Centre (CAJAC), which will serve to
address the resolution of commercial disputes between Chinese and
African parties. The CAJAC was created as a result of the agreement
reached by AFSA, Africa ADR (AFSA's external arm), the
Association of Arbitrators and the Shanghai International Trade
Arbitration Centre after more than two years of negotiations and
collaboration between the Chinese and South African
delegations.
The Beijing Consensus, calling for a joint dispute resolution
framework to be developed between China and Africa, was signed in
June 2015 by a wide range of Chinese trade commissions, arbitral
bodies and universities, as well as delegates from Africa. It was
followed by the signing of a similar consensus in Johannesburg in
August 2015, resulting in the establishment of CAJAC.
