CACI

What CACI does

The Cour d'Arbitrage de Côte d'Ivoire (CACI) is a non-profit national and international dispute resolution institution founded in 1992 and created within the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (CCI-CI) under a government agreement. Headquartered in Abidjan at 6 Avenue Joseph Anoma, Plateau, with a regional delegation in San-Pedro, CACI operates as a chamber-affiliated alternative to state courts, offering arbitration, mediation, and technical expertise procedures, complemented by specialized procedural offerings such as emergency arbitration (72-hour référé arbitral), accelerated debt recovery (2 months), mini-trial (3-5 months), and inter-company compensation (1 month). Its core platform is procedural rather than technological: decisions are vetted by experienced arbitrators and mediators under a strict code of conduct, with expedited timelines advertised as a core differentiator over state courts.

CACI's business model is based on transaction fees tied to dispute value. Arbitration and mediation fees are calculated on a per-case basis, expertise administrative fees are tiered (from 100,000 FCFA for disputes under 10 million FCFA up to a 1,000,000 FCFA flat rate for disputes over 1 billion FCFA), and expert fees are charged at 200,000 FCFA per day. As a non-profit created within the CCI-CI, CACI has no external equity investors and benefits from chamber infrastructure and the CCI-CI regional delegation network, supplemented by donor support (notably the GIZ ProREI project) and international partnerships with institutions such as CIETAC, CEPANI, and UNCTAD. The core team comprises approximately 7 staff including a President, Secretary General, two Deputy Secretaries General, and administrative assistants.

CACI serves commercial enterprises and economic operators across Côte d'Ivoire, with concentrated engagement in the banking and financial sector, legal professionals (lawyers, notaries, legal advisors), and educational outreach to universities (PELEFORO GON COULIBALY, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Alassane Ouattara). Distribution runs through direct services at the Abidjan headquarters, the San-Pedro regional delegation, and the CCI-CI regional network, with go-to-market activity centered on seminars, sensitization tours across secondary Ivorian cities, university career days, and bilateral meetings with government ministries and international bodies.

Name

CACI

Legal name

Cour d'Arbitrage de Côte d'Ivoire (CACI)

Website

https://courarbitrage.ci

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CACI is a non-profit arbitration and mediation institution founded in 1992 within the Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Commerce, providing arbitration, mediation, expertise, and expedited dispute resolution procedures to commercial enterprises, the banking sector, and legal professionals across Côte d'Ivoire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAB

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Commercial arbitration services
• Mediation services
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Technical expertise services
• Arbitration institution

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbitration fees: Fees collected for arbitration proceedings based on dispute value, providing expedited resolution of commercial disputes with binding decisions
2. Mediation fees: Fees for mediation services enabling amicable resolution of commercial disputes through neutral third-party facilitation
3. Expertise fees: Administrative and expert fees for technical expertise procedures, including 200,000 FCFA per day for experts plus administrative fees based on dispute value

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CACI provides commercial dispute resolution services through three core procedures: arbitration, mediation, and technical expertise. These are complemented by specialized expedited procedures including accelerated debt recovery, emergency arbitration, inter-company compensation, and mini-trial. The institution also offers professional training programs in alternative dispute resolution (ADR/MARL) for domestic practitioners and across the OHADA legal space.

Product overview

CACI (Cour d'Arbitrage de Côte d'Ivoire) is a non-profit national and international dispute resolution institution created within the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire. The institution operates as a unified service platform offering three core dispute resolution procedures: Arbitration (Arbitrage), Mediation (Médiation), and Technical Expertise (Expertise). These core services are complemented by specialized procedural offerings including Accelerated Debt Recovery (2 months), Mini-trial (3-5 months), Emergency Arbitration (72 hours), and Inter-company Compensation (1 month). CACI also provides professional training programs in arbitration and mediation, both for domestic practitioners and across the OHADA legal space. The institution functions as a traditional legal services provider rather than a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbitrage (Arbitration) A dispute resolution method where two or more parties submit their commercial disputes to a tribunal composed of arbitrators of their choice, invested to render a binding decision. Resolution time 3-6 months.
• Médiation (Mediation) An amicable dispute resolution method where a neutral, impartial third-party mediator helps parties find a negotiated solution to their dispute while preserving business relationships. Resolution time approximately 3 months.
• Expertise (Technical Expertise) A technical expert procedure that allows parties to obtain the designation of an expert to provide informed opinions on technical questions, either during litigation or outside any legal proceedings.
• Procédure de Recouvrement Accéléré de Créances (Accelerated Debt Recovery) An expedited procedure for debt recovery with a processing time of 2 months, designed to help businesses recover outstanding debts efficiently.
• Mini-trial An expedited adjudication procedure with a processing time of 3 to 5 months, offering a faster alternative to traditional arbitration.
• Référé Arbitral (Emergency Arbitration) An emergency arbitration procedure with rapid resolution within 72 hours, designed for urgent cases requiring immediate intervention.
• Compensation Interentreprises (Inter-company Compensation) An inter-company debt compensation procedure with a processing time of 1 month, facilitating mutual offsetting of commercial debts between companies.
• Formation en Arbitrage et Médiation (Arbitration and Mediation Training) Educational programs and training sessions on arbitration and mediation procedures, conducted both domestically and within the OHADA legal space.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 months for mediation procedures
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (CCI-CI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI-CI is the parent organization within which CACI was created. CACI operates from CCI-CI premises and benefits from the chamber's infrastructure and regional network.
• Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'Ivoire (CEPICI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPICI is a member of CACI's Board and collaborates on promoting investment climate improvements through alternative dispute resolution.
• Ecole Professionnelle de la Médiation et de la Négociation (EPMN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for mediation training and professional development in mediation practices.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman development cooperation implementing the ProREI project (Promotion des Réformes Economiques et des Investissements) supporting MARL promotion under Ministry of Commerce and Industry supervision.
• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational arbitration body with which CACI signed a partnership agreement on September 27, 2021 for experience sharing, competence building, and MARL development.
• Congrès International des Jeunesses d'Afrique et de Chine (CONIJAC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for organizing Sino-Ivorian Days and promoting MARL among Chinese and African business communities.
• PROJUSTICEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization organizing annual career days at universities where CACI participates to raise awareness among future professionals.
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency received by CACI in July 2019 for discussions on MARL in commercial dispute settlement in the context of Ivory Coast's Investment Policy development.
• Cercle Français d'Affaires de Côte d'Ivoire (CFA-CI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned mediation charter for promoting alternative dispute resolution among French business community in Côte d'Ivoire.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ICC International Court of Arbitration: The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration is the world's leading global arbitration institution. It is a broad incumbent offering international commercial arbitration across all sectors, with which CACI competes for cross-border disputes involving Ivorian parties.
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC): Leading Asia-based international arbitration institution. It is a broad incumbent that parties in high-value cross-border disputes may select over CACI when seeking globally recognized enforcement venues.
• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC): China's primary international arbitration commission and a CACI partner since 2021. CIETAC handles significant Africa-related commercial disputes and is a direct reference point for cross-border arbitration involving Chinese and Ivorian parties.

Regional players

• Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA): Kenya-based regional arbitration center serving East Africa with a comparable chamber-affiliated model. It competes with CACI for pan-African arbitration mandates and shares the same African ADR-development trajectory.
• CCJA (OHADA Common Court of Justice and Arbitration): The supranational judicial and arbitral body of OHADA covering 17 West and Central African countries, providing a regional arbitration alternative within the same legal space that CACI operates in.
• Centre d'Arbitrage du GICAM (Cameroon): Arbitration center of the Inter-Patronal Group of Cameroon, a francophone West/Central African chamber-affiliated ADR institution highly comparable to CACI in terms of structure, governance, and target market.
• Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA): Nigeria-based regional arbitration center offering arbitration, mediation, and expert determination. It is one of the most developed English-speaking African ADR centers and a comparable West/Central African peer for CACI.
• Ghana Arbitration Centre: Ghana's national arbitration institution with a similar mandate to provide commercial ADR services domestically and regionally, operating as a parallel West African ADR center.
• Centre d'Arbitrage de Médiation et de Conciliation de l'OHADA (CAMC-OHADA): OHADA's dedicated mediation, arbitration, and conciliation center providing institutional ADR within the same OHADA legal space, with overlapping jurisdiction and value proposition with CACI.

Direct peers

• Centre Belge d'Arbitrage et de Médiation (CEPANI): Belgian arbitration and mediation center partnering with CACI for best-practice sharing. Operates a similar institutional model offering arbitration, mediation, and expertise, making it a direct peer in the francophone ADR ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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