Emara Ole-Sereni, Nairobi
“The Future of Construction in Africa”
The Africa Construction Law (ACL) Conference returns for its 5th edition on 22 – 23 May 2025. This milestone event coincides with a major anniversary, as ACL celebrates 5 years of excellence in advancing construction law and fostering collaboration across the African continent through its groundbreaking initiatives. The 2025 annual Africa Construction Law (ACL) Conference is a gathering of practitioners working in the infrastructure and energy space from across Africa.
The theme for this year’s conference is “The Future of Construction in Africa”. The conference will hold in-person in Nairobi, Kenya and will see a confluence of construction law professionals experienced in African projects interrogate trends in construction law and infrastructure across English-speaking, Francophone and Lusophone African jurisdictions.
The conference features full plenary sessions over two days, covering current trends and developments in construction law and the infrastructural challenges faced across English-speaking, Francophone and Lusophone African jurisdictions. The agenda explores a wide range of issues, covering the full financing, contracting and dispute resolution spectrum, including:
- tackling delayed payments and liquidity challenges in the African construction industry;
- reducing corruption in the delivery of projects in Africa;
- improving project bankability;
- risk allocation in African projects;
- managing currency risks and enhancing capital mobility in African construction projects;
- strengthening arbitral independence in African construction; and
- enforcement of arbitral awards against African sovereigns.
Emara Ole-Sereni, Nairobi
