Access to justice is a situation where people in need of help find effective solutions from justice systems that are accessible, affordable, comprehensible to ordinary people and which dispense justice fairly, speedily and without discrimination, fear or favour. The inefficiency of the litigation process has led to the development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in Africa to enhance access to justice. The doctrinal research method was adopted and the data collected were both primary and secondary, consisting of both hard copies and online source materials. This paper examined the issues and challenges of promoting ADR in Africa and discovered that notwithstanding the track records of ADR in Africa, there exist huge challenges for ADR such as political interference, lack of funding, and lack of trained personnel among others. It was recommended that the African governments should endeavour that their citizens are enlightened on the benefits of ADR and more personnel should be trained to ensure efficiency of the processes. ADR centres should be supported financially to cater for remuneration of personnel and deficient infrastructure.