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On 2 April 2021, Ethiopia enacted a new arbitration law, known as the Arbitration and Conciliation Working Procedure, Proclamation Number 1237/2021 (the Proclamation ), to apply to commercial domestic arbitrations and international arbitrations whose seat is in Ethiopia.
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The new law is part of larger efforts in the country to modernize its laws and position Ethiopia as business-friendly, thereby attracting more foreign investment. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa, with a population of over 112 million, and the fastest-growing economy in the region according to the World Bank.
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Prior to the enactment of the new law, under the previous legal framework for arbitration in Ethiopia, there was a limitation on the scope of the competence-competence doctrine, which allows arbitrators to rule on their own jurisdiction. While the Civil Code allows arbitrators to rule on their jurisdiction, Article 3330(