# African International Economic Law Network


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- [Appel à communications (FR): Le Réseau africain de droit économique international (African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN)) organise sa 8e Conférence biennale sur le thème "L’Afrique et l’avenir du droit international économique : Naviguer entre réalignements géopolitiques, impératifs de durabilité et transformations technologiques"](https://afieln.org/appel-a-communications-fr-le-reseau-africain-de-droit-economique-international-african-international-economic-law-network-afieln-organise-sa-8e-conference-biennale-sur-le-theme-lafri/): Le Réseau africain de droit économique international (African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN)) et l’Université Polytechnique Mohammed VI ont le plaisir d’annoncer que la 8e Conférence biennale de l’AfIELN se tiendra à l’Université Polytechnique Mohammed VI de Rabat, au Maroc, du 24 au 26 juin 2026. CONTEXTE L’ordre mondial connaît une transformation profonde façonnée par la convergence de trois forces interdépendantes : l’intensification des rivalités géopolitiques, l’impératif pressant de la transition durable, et l’accélération rapide des mutations technologiques. Les tensions géopolitiques, marquées par la fragmentation géoéconomique, le nationalisme des ressources, l’instrumentalisation du commerce et de la finance, ainsi que la […]
- [Call for Papers (EN): African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) Invites Contributions towards its 8th Biennial Conference - Africa and the future of international economic law: Navigating geopolitical realignments, sustainability imperatives, and technological disruptions](https://afieln.org/call-for-papers-en-african-international-economic-law-network-afieln-invites-contributions-towards-its-8th-biennial-conference-africa-and-the-future-of-international-economic-law-navigating-ge/): The African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are pleased to announce that the 8th AfIELN Biennial Conference will take place at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Rabat, Morocco, from 24 to 26 June 2026. BACKGROUND The global order is undergoing a profound transformation shaped by a confluence of three interconnected forces: heightened geopolitical rivalries, the urgent imperative of sustainable transformation, and the rapid acceleration of technological change. Rising global rivalries, reflected in geo-economic fragmentation, resource nationalism, the weaponisation of trade and finance, and new configurations of South–South and North–South alliances, are reshaping the foundations […]
- [Introducing the Executive Committee of the Africa International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) 2025-2027](https://afieln.org/introducing-the-executive-committee-of-the-africa-international-economic-law-network-afieln-2025-2027/): We are excited to unveil the new African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) Executive Committee, 2025-2027.  The New Team, led by Dr. Regis Simo, has already hit the ground running. Plans are already in place for the Eighth Biennial Conference, for which the date and venue will be announced soon.  Members and everyone within and outside the academic community interested in and working on international economic law generally should therefore expect many upcoming activities. Soon, the new executive team will soon circulate its conference theme and call for papers for the Eight 2026 Biennial Conference.  The team will also share the outcomes in the […]
- [Report on Bridge Conference 2024, Dar es Salaam](https://afieln.org/report-on-bridge-conference-2024-dar-es-salaam/): The Bridge Conference held from July 18-20, 2024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The conference theme was:  “A Critical Appraisal of the Status and Implementation of the AfCFTA Agreementand Its Protocols”. To access the conference report, please click here.
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- [Report on 6th Biennial Conference 2023, Accra Ghana](https://afieln.org/report-on-6th-biennial-conference-2023/): The 6th Biennial Conference held from June 21-24, 2023, Accra, Ghana. The conference theme was:  “International Economic Law in an Era of Multiple Crises: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa”. To access the conference report, please click here. Another highlight of the conference was the Accra Declaration, which contained the attendees’ resolution on needed reforms to the international legal system. To access this, click here. 
- [AfIELN 2023: In Conversation with Dr. Regis Simo and Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu](https://afieln.org/interview-with-dr-regis-simo-and-dr-kwaku-agyeman-budu/): by Titilayo Adebola, Regis Simo and Kwaku Agyeman-Budu AfIELN 2023: In Conversation with Dr Regis Simo and Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu The 6th Biennial Conference of the African International Economic Law Network (AFIELN) is scheduled to hold from the 21st to 24th of June 2023 at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). The theme for the Conference is “International Economic Law in an Era of Multiple Crises: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa.” Accra, Ghana is a timely venue because it hosts the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, which embodies one of Africa’s boldest trade projects. Despite the […]
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- [Career Webinar by the African International Economic Law Network for Early Career Scholars](https://afieln.org/this-is-test-news/): The African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) will hold its 6th Biennial Conference, which will be hosted by the Faculty of Law of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). This will take place in Accra, Ghana from 21 to 24 June 2023. As a build-up to that event, the AfIELN is pleased to invite all African early career scholars to a career webinar. Date: Tuesday March 14th, 2023 Time: 14:00hrs – 15:45hrs GMT Zoom Meeting ID: 835 0159 3345. Passcode: 498695. Download the Program here.
- [Message from the President: Titilayo Adebola](https://afieln.org/message-from-the-president-titilayo-adebola/): (AfIELN Newsletter. Issue 1, 2023) As the theme for the forthcoming 6th Biennial Conference of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) – African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) highlights, international economic law is in an era of multiple crises. We are witnessing political, social, economic and environmental disruptions. In Africa, there are increases in conflicts, coups, electoral irregularities, environmental degradation, hyperinflation  and sovereign debt defaults. Amidst the crises, the African Union (AU) is actively promoting its Agenda 2063 to harness the manifold untapped human and natural resources in Africa to deliver sustainable social and economic development on the continent. […]
- [American Society of International Law (ASIL) Global Engagement Series - The Prospects for Electoral Democracy in 2023: Africa’s Elections, Courts and Rise of Authoritarianism](https://afieln.org/2nd-test-news-post/): Co-sponsored by the African Society of International Law, African Association of International Law, Afronomicslaw.org, and the African International Economic Law Network Date: 10 March 2023. Africa has a busy election calendar in 2023. These elections come at a time of global resurgence in authoritarianism. Having free and fair elections especially at the Presidential level will be crucial to ensuring democratic transitions and popular governance. Rigged, compromised, or badly managed elections could put many African countries on the path towards autocratic rule especially when there is so much social and economic dislocation arising from a convergence of crisis – debt, climate, […]
- [Call for Papers: African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) Invites Contributions towards its 6th Biennial Conference - International Economic Law in an Era of Multiple Crises: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa](https://afieln.org/call-for-papers-african-international-economic-law-network-afieln-invites-contributions-towards-its-6th-biennial-conference-international-economic-law-in-an-era-of-multiple-crises-opportunities/): International Economic Law in an Era of Multiple Crises: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa The African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) invites the submission of abstracts for its 6th Biennial Conference taking place at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Faculty of Law (GIMPA), Accra, Ghana, from 21 to 24 June 2023. Background The explosion of protectionist measures, high inflation, huge debt burdens and economic slowdowns continue to have detrimental effects across the world. In the midst of these, the global economy has been experiencing significant geopolitical changes. Although the World Trade Organization (WTO) Members have managed to deliver […]
- [Reflections on Day 1 of the AfIELN Biennial Conference (2021): COVID-19 and International Economic Law: Africa’s Experiences and Responses](https://afieln.org/reflections-on-day-1-of-the-afieln-biennial-conference-covid-19-and-international-economic-law-africas-experiences-and-responses/): Gerald Ndobya Introduction On Thursday, 23 July 2021, the African International Economic Law Network, in partnership with Afronomicslaw and the Society of International Economic Law, hosted their Fifth Biennial Colloquium under the theme – ‘COVID-19 and International Economic Law: Africa’s Experiences and responses’. The conference had various speakers and was headlined by a keynote speech from Professor Olufunmilayo Arewa from Beasley School of Law, Temple University based on her upcoming book and various paper presentations. This blog piece is a reflection on the core arguments from this conference. Notably, Prof. Arewa explored the broader relationship between Africa and international law governance. Within this general theme, Prof. Arewa […]
- [Reflections on Day 2 of the AfIELN Biennial Conference (2021): Covid-19 and International Economic Law: Africa’s Experiences and Responses](https://afieln.org/reflections-on-day-2-of-the-afieln-biennial-conference-2021-covid-19-and-international-economic-law-africas-experiences-and-responses/): Abigail Nthuba and Nicola Soekoe I. Public Health and Intellectual Property “Our ability to transcend rigid intellectual property laws to create a moment of global solidarity is a litmus test for law and our own humanity.” Professor Tomasz Milej, after launching day two of the conference with the provocative statement above, handed over to Professor Suresh Nanwani, who chaired a thought-provoking panel on legal responses to the intellectual property dimensions of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Pragyan Deep Agrawal and Shreyansh Singh from India’s Centre for World Trade Organisation (WTO) Studies spoke on test data exclusivity; David Tilt, a Doctoral Candidate at […]
- [The African International Economic Law Network at 11, Reflecting on the Past and the Future:  In Conversation with Olabisi Akinkugbe](https://afieln.org/climate/): The objective of the African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) is “to serve as a forum for the research, study and exchange of ideas in the field of international economic law in Africa and beyond”. Established in 2008, the AfIELN (initially AfSIEL) is now in its 11th year, although it was not until 2011 when it had its first conference in South Africa. It was then that the name AfIELN was formally adopted. We are excited about our upcoming 4th biennial conference in Nairobi, Kenya. With the conference now just 14 days away, it is an appropriate juncture to reflect on the Network we […]

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- [About Us](https://afieln.org/about-us/): About Us The African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) was established in 2008 to provide a forum for research and exchange of ideas on International Economic Law (IEL). The Network’s establishment followed the Society of International Economic Law’s goal of promoting and facilitating co-ordination, collaboration, networking and debates 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 […]
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