The African International Economic Law Network was established in 2008 with the objective of providing a forum for the research, study and exchange of ideas in the area of International Economic Law (IEL) and beyond. The Network’s establishment followed the Society of International Economic Law’s goal of promoting and facilitating co-ordination, collaboration, networking and debate on IEL, and the need to institute African leadership and ownership within the global network. In mapping out the patterns of IEL in the world, the Africa chapter came to life, sustained by the great foresight of the founders. In line with the Network’s objective, the founders were committed to making scholarship available for African scholars, students and policy experts, and in keeping with this, several initiatives to make IEL knowledge exchange accessible took place.