Geographical Region: West Africa

Language: French

UN Membership: 1960

New York Convention: Yes

ICSID Convention: Yes

National Arbitration Law:  OHADA Act Uniform Act on Arbitration

Bilateral Investment Treaty: Benin, BLEU (Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union), Canada, Chad, Comoros, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan and Tunisia