African Society of International Law

What African Society of International Law does

The African Society of International Law (AfSIL) is a non-profit professional society founded in 2012 by Raymond Ranjeva, Maurice Kamto, Makane Moïse Mbengue, and Yenkong Hodu to serve as a dedicated network connecting practitioners, scholars, technocrats, and students engaged with international law as practiced, implemented, and forged in Africa. Its stated mission is to amplify African voices in international law, foster inquiry and exchange of ideas, promote the study and practice of international law on the continent, share information on relevant opportunities (scholarships, internships, publications, employment), and celebrate member accomplishments. The Society is governed by a Bureau led by Prof. Makane Moise Mbengue (President since 2017), with officers and commissioners drawn from institutions including the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Foley Hoag LLP, WilmerHale LLP, Gide Loyrette Nouel, the University of Geneva, Complutense University of Madrid, and Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, alongside student commissioners from law schools in Kenya, the United States, and Canada.

AfSIL's core offerings are structured around membership rather than a technology product. These include Individual Membership, Institutional Membership, an Interest Groups program with designated co-chairs, a Member Directory, a blog, an archive of Previous Events, and a recurring flagship 2026 Annual Conference. Distribution is self-serve through the official website (afsilsadi.org), with supplemental reach via LinkedIn, YouTube, and X (Twitter) under the @AfSIL_SADI handle. The underlying technology is a standard Wix-hosted website with no disclosed API, SDK, mobile app, or AI/ML components.

AfSIL's revenue model is membership- and donation-based: it charges Individual and Institutional Membership dues (pricing not publicly disclosed) and offers a Support/Donation pathway. There are no funding rounds, investors, or commercial product lines disclosed in the source data, consistent with its non-profit professional society status. The Society competes less on commercial terms and more on its brand, network density, and the institutional affiliations of its leadership, which together function as the primary moat.

Name

African Society of International Law

Legal name

The African Society of International Law

Website

https://afsilsadi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The African Society of International Law (AfSIL) is a non-profit professional society founded in 2012 that connects practitioners, scholars, technocrats, and students engaged with international law as practiced and forged in Africa, delivering Individual and Institutional Memberships, an annual conference, a member directory, and a blog.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAIAD

Treaties, International Law & Boundary Affairs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Foreign Affairs & Diplomatic Services

SECONDARYBPADANAB

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

Keywords

• International law society
• Professional membership association
• Legal scholarship network
• International arbitration community
• African legal academia

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The African Society of International Law (AfSIL) is a non-profit professional society that operates a membership-based network connecting practitioners, scholars, technocrats, and students engaging with international law as practiced, implemented, and forged in Africa. It delivers value through individual and institutional memberships, an annual conference, interest groups, a member directory, and information sharing on scholarships, internships, speaking engagements, publications, and employment opportunities.

Product overview

AfSIL operates as a membership-based professional society rather than a technology product company. Its core offering consists of individual and institutional membership programs that provide access to networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development resources. The society organizes an annual conference and maintains a blog for publishing insights on international law. Additional services include a member directory, interest groups with designated co-chairs, and donation/support options for supporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Membership
• Institutional Membership
• 2026 Annual Conference

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Society of International Law: ESIL is a regionally focused professional society promoting the study and practice of international law in Europe. It mirrors AfSIL's model of continent-level convening, research conferences and interest groups, with comparable dues-based membership and a similar mission structure.
• American Society of International Law: Founded in 1906, ASIL is the leading U.S.-based professional society for international law practitioners and scholars. It is the closest structural analogue to AfSIL — a dues-based membership organization running conferences, publications and interest groups for international lawyers — though it serves a global rather than African-specific membership.
• Asian Society of International Law: AsianSIL is a regional sister society to AfSIL, organized to promote international law from an Asian perspective. It is a direct functional analogue at smaller scale, though its regional focus is Asia rather than Africa.

Broad incumbents

• Hague Academy of International Law: The Hague Academy is a century-old institution for the study and teaching of international law, running summer and external programs that compete for the same African practitioner audience. It shares AfSIL's educational mission at the international-law level.
• International Law Association: Founded in 1873, the ILA is the world's oldest international law association, with national branches covering most jurisdictions including African countries. It competes with AfSIL for the attention of African international lawyers but operates at global scale with significantly deeper resources and history.
• International Bar Association: The IBA is the global association of legal professionals, with a far broader remit than AfSIL but overlapping membership of African international lawyers. It offers similar conference programming and division-based interest groups at global scale.

Others

• African Union: The AU is the continental political and administrative body, with legal organs (African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Commission) relevant to AfSIL's mission. It is not a peer in the professional-society sense but is the institutional ecosystem AfSIL operates within and aspires to influence.
• International Court of Justice: The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the UN for interstate disputes. It is not a peer in the professional-society sense, but is closely tied to AfSIL through its President (ICJ/PCA background), its Bureau member Eva Keita, and its convening power over African international-law debates.
• Max Planck Institute for International, Comparative and European Law: MPIL is a leading European research institute producing scholarship on international law. It is not a membership organization, but several AfSIL Bureau members hold affiliations with European institutions of similar standing, and MPIL is a key knowledge producer in the same field.

Regional players

• Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: NIALS is a Nigerian government-backed institute for advanced legal research and training, including international law. It serves a similar convening role for African legal scholars within one country and overlaps with AfSIL's audience of African international-law practitioners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AfSIL_SADI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtjsSqzRFQZbr54OYhmBf_w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/african-society-of-international-law-afsil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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