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Ten selected news items on Mozambique and international arbitration, with summaries and sources for further reading.
ICSID announced a cooperation agreement with the Scottish Arbitration Centre. The collaboration covers knowledge sharing on investment dispute resolution and the use of hearing facilities.
Relevance: The initiative extends institutional cooperation in investment arbitration.
ICSID announced its first staffed office outside Washington. The Singapore office brings the Centre’s services closer to users in the region.
Relevance: Regional presence matters to the organisation and accessibility of international arbitration.
In its half-year report, Kenmare reports progress in implementation-agreement negotiations and preservation of contractual rights. In March, the company had raised the possibility of arbitration. These communications do not, by themselves, confirm that proceedings were commenced.
Relevance: Following negotiations helps distinguish a potential dispute from proceedings actually commenced.
ICSID published statistics for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2026. Sixty new cases were registered; third-party funding was disclosed in 12% of new cases. The reporting period is not the calendar year.
Relevance: The figures provide context for third-party funding, a subject also covered on this portal.
ICSID’s official list records the registration, on 26 June, of proceedings by Galp Energia and two other group companies against the Republic of Mozambique, case ARB/26/31. Registration is not a decision on jurisdiction or the merits.
Relevance: A development directly relevant to investment arbitration involving Mozambique.
The Second Lusophone Arbitration Congress will take place in Macao from 15 to 18 October 2026, organised by ALAM and hosted by the University of Saint Joseph. Its theme is “Lusophone Arbitration: Building Global Platforms for Innovative Justice”, bringing together practitioners from Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions, Macao and China. Dimétrio Manjate will speak on the “Challenges in Multijurisdictional Disputes” panel on 16 October, addressing mechanisms for obtaining evidence in international arbitration.
Relevance: The congress offers Mozambique’s arbitration community opportunities for cooperation and discussion of cross-border disputes. The author’s participation is also listed in Events and training.
The official programme for the 4 June 2026 conference in Maputo brings together commercial and investment arbitration, sustainability and artificial intelligence. This entry documents the published programme without attributing conclusions not reported by the source.
Relevance: The programme highlights topics relevant to Mozambique’s arbitration community and Lusophone cooperation.
Laws 7/2026 and 8/2026 of 3 June update the mining and petroleum regimes. The portal highlights Mining Law Article 23, concerning mining-contract content, and Petroleum Law Article 92, on dispute resolution.
Relevance: Review requires attention to contracts, timing and applicable transitional provisions.
ICC announced revised Arbitration Rules effective from 1 June 2026. Its announcement highlights efficiency measures, procedural clarification and faster procedures. Consult the rules and arbitration agreement to determine which version applies.
Relevance: The update matters to drafting clauses and conducting ICC-administered arbitrations.
The Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026 programme names Dimétrio Manjate and Pascoal Bié in the presentation of translations of AFSA’s international rules on 7 May. Their contribution concerns the 2021 rules and does not imply a new 2026 edition of the rules.
Relevance: The translation improves Portuguese-speaking practitioners’ access to African institutional arbitration.
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