Our Partner, Iliass Segame, to join the first ICC Hold the Door Open scholars comprising nine women and 11 men after an open application process at the end of 2021, during which the ICC Africa Commission receiving a total of 78 applications from 16 African jurisdictions.

Thierry Gabuka Ngoga, Chair of the ICC Africa Commission said: “The excellent quality of the profiles received made the choice particularly difficult for the commission”.

The ICC Hold the Door Open initiative aims at training future leaders of international arbitration around the globe. The programme is focused on African practitioners, leveraging on expertise, experience and resources of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Dispute Resolution Services networks, to expand the pool of practitioners from this underrepresented region.