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The Chief Justice of the Ghana Supreme Court reported that mediation has developed rapidly and gained popularity and acceptance in recent years within Ghana. Court-connected mediation programs were begun in 2005 and currently operate in 41 district courts across the country, providing better outcomes with less time and money. In 2008, the Accra mediation program succeeded in about half the cases sent to mediation by the court. The Chief Justice’s remarks were delivered at the dedication of an ADR Centre at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, which is the first of its kind in the country. The new ADR Centre is to offer dispute resolution services for management and staff at the corporation using 75 trained mediators from within the company.
All Africa (February 20, 2009) (Subscription Required)
Botswana’s chief justice announced a new judicial case management system, which includes court-annexed mediation, in order to reduce attorney control over cases and shift the focus to the interests of parties and the delivery of justice. To reduce the huge backlog of cases, judges will intervene earlier to control civil cases, and direct cases to mediation when appropriate. The initiative, co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme, the U.S. Embassy in Botswana and the Botswana government, is bringing experienced American judges to work with local judges.
AllAfrica (July 24, 2007)
Mediation has led to resolution of many intractable armed conflicts in Africa during the past two decades, despite the regular news of ongoing violence. Most civil wars in Africa have ended with negotiated settlements achieved through mediation. Efforts to learn what has worked and improve future mediations are under way at a conference of over thirty senior individuals experienced in mediation in Africa. The “Mediators’ Retreat” is being held the week of April 23 in Zanzibar by the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation and Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, with support from the government of Norway. Seeking to strengthen Africa’s mediation capacity, the conference plans to examine and provide insight into current mediations, ongoing conflicts and post-conflict situations in Africa.
AllAfrica.com (April 26, 2007)(Subscription Required); Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation; Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
The Mediation Training Institute of Nigeria completed a mediation training program in Johannesburg, South Africa, and plans to conduct additional programs this year in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. Other MTI trainings are conducted around the world. MTI noted the serious need for mediation and press attention in Nigeria due to ongoing crises.
AllAfrica.com (February 14, 2007) (Subscription Required)
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission illustrated the success of its dispute resolution program – which since 2002 has focused on mediation – by detailing a number of cases, one of which resolved claims against an airline by a Muslim religious leader who was removed from a plane as a security risk for spending ten minutes in the toilet in ritual ablutions before take off. The airline ultimately gave the cleric a written apology and financial compensation for missing his presentation at an overseas conference, and instituted cultural awareness training and other changes to prevent recurrences. Overall, the Commission reported that discrimination complaints are up 11% over the previous year.
New Zealand Herald (December 9, 2006)
U.S. Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace stated recently in Pakistan that he believes use of mediation is consistent with the requirements of the Koran. Discussing difficulties facing judiciaries around the world, Judge Wallace emphasized mediation and its success in most of the 50-60 countries in which he has worked. Judge Wallace noted the potential for mediation in Pakistan and praised Pakistan’s Supreme Court Justice Jillani for his promotion of alternative dispute resolution.
Pakistan Link (August 14, 2006)
5/13: Africa: Mediation can stop costly conflicts The cost of conflicts on Africa’s development between 1990 and 2005 was about $300 billion (about R272.31bn), according to Oxfam International findings published in 2007. The study, “Africa’s Missing Billion”, shows that our continent loses an average of $18 billion a year because of armed conflicts. This is a clear demonstration of the imperative need for peaceful conflict resolution through mediation in Africa. read
Johannesburg - Over 70% of debt mediation cases resulted in a positive outcome for consumers in the first quarter of this year, the National Debt Mediation Association (NDMA) says. "Each consumer's case is unique and requires a different solution, and the ability of the NDMA to provide expert advice and guidance has benefited consumers immensely," CEO Magauta Mphahlele said in a statement. The NDMA closed 863 cases in the first quarter of the year, up from 679 in the last quarter of 2012. read
Mozambique’s main opposition party called for international mediation in talks with the government to resolve a political crisis after a series of attacks in which eight people died last month. read
The Lagos State commissioner for justice and attorney general Mr Ade Ipaye has disclosed that the Citizens Mediation Centre in the state has handled about 30,686 cases and also facilitated the collection of a total sum of N446, 407,946.00 between May 2012 and March, 2013. read
The Office of the Premier in the North West province is to host a workshop on the mediation strategy to manage relations between tourism, mining and land claims. The two-day provincial engagement involves key stakeholders in all of the sectors read
Agreement between the government of Sudan and JEM-Sudan initialed today read
Although suitable for highly technical commercial cases, arbiters are not a ‘one size fit all’ solution. read
Over two million families who solely depend on Lake Malawi for their livelihoods are anxiously putting their hopes into an upcoming mediation between Malawi and Tanzania intended to put an end to a longstanding ownership dispute. read
South Africa: Requests for debt mediation increased by 60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, the National Debt Mediation Association (NDMA) said. It said the number of cases where mediation was requested spiked from 538 in the third quarter of 2012 to 1352 in the fourth. About 83 percent of the complaints were from the banking sector, while the remaining 17 percent were from micro-lenders, vehicle financiers, and clothing and furniture retailers. read
When Zama Khumalo updated his Facebook status, he never thought it would elicit a huge public outcry. The 24-year-old unemployed journalist apologised during mediation facilitated by the SA Human Rights Commission, in Johannesburg. read
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