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African Law & Business | 7-Aug-2019

In May 2017, out of 613 cases brought under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules, 135 cases involved African states, of which 45% were brought based on states’ consent in BITs.

keywords: Africa , investor-state disputes | ISDS

AU urges dispute settlement endeavors as AfCFTA edges closer to effect

News Ghana | 15-May-2019

The African Union (AU) stressed the need to boost African countries’ capacity on both Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and state-to-state dispute, as the African Continental Free Trade Area edges closer to entry into force.

keywords: AfCFTA , Africa , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Les procédures d’arbitrage en recrudescence dans l’énergie et les mines

RFI | 2-May-2018

Pouvoir recourir à l’arbitrage, c’est une des clauses qu’exige une compagnie lorsqu’elle signe un contrat dans un pays étranger, pour ne pas dépendre des juridictions locales.

keywords: Africa , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining

Impact of foreign direct investment on arbitration in Africa

Kluwer Arbitration Blog | 28-Mar-2018

Whilst arbitrations involve African parties or interests, most of these arbitrations have their seat outside Africa.

keywords: Africa , investor-state disputes | ISDS

L’élargissement de la Charte de l’Énergie à l’Afrique et à l’Asie : défaire la réforme du droit international de l’investissement ?

IISD | 28-Jun-2017

Le Secrétariat de la Charte de l’Énergie est en « mode expansion », et souhaite obtenir l’accès aux ressources énergétiques d’Afrique et d’Asie pour ces membres actuels – principalement des pays développés.

keywords: Africa , Asia , ECT , energy , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Expansion of the Energy Charter to Africa and Asia: Undoing reform in international investment law?

IISD | 23-Jun-2017

The Energy Charter Secretariat is in expansion mode, wanting to gain access to energy resources in Africa and Asia for its current—mostly developed country—members, and extending a far-reaching (and outdated) investment protection system to investments in resource-rich countries.

keywords: Africa , Asia , ECT , energy , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

BRICS in Africa: more of the same? Pacs’ study compares investment treaties between the BRICS and African countries

PACS | 19-May-2017

The BRICS Group was born in the century XXI with renewed expectations of changes in the world order through greater participation of the Global South. However, what we have witnessed so far is the consolidation of a new/old unequal world order.

keywords: Africa , BRICS , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

Arbitrage en Afrique : A la recherche d’un équilibre

Al-Ahram | 2-May-2017

Les pays africains envisagent la création d’une cour arbitrale africaine pour le règlement des litiges relatifs aux investissements. Cette solution parmi d’autres permettra d’assurer un meilleur équilibre entre la protection des investisseurs et la préservation des intérêts nationaux.

keywords: AfCFTA , Africa , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform