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THE ICSID CASELOAD –
STATISTICS
SPECIAL FOCUS – AFRICA
(APRIL 2016)
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The ICSID Caseload – Statistics Special Focus – Africa
(April 2016)
This issue of the ICSID Caseload – Statistics (Special Focus – Africa) provides an overview of the
ICSID caseload involving African State Parties. It is based on ICSID cases registered as of April 30,
2016.
This document looks at cases involving an African State as the State Party to the dispute and
illustrates the number of cases registered, the type of cases registered, the basis of consent to
ICSID jurisdiction invoked in such cases, the economic sectors involved, and the geographic origin
and type of investors involved in such cases. It also contains data on outcomes in arbitration
proceedings involving an African State Party, including further information on disputes decided
by tribunals and on settled or discontinued cases.
This document further looks at cases involving African investors and illustrates the number of
cases registered, the type of cases registered, the basis of consent to ICSID jurisdiction invoked
in such cases, and the economic sectors concerned in disputes involving African investors. It also
contains data on outcomes in ICSID arbitration proceedings involving an African investor,
including further information on disputes decided by tribunals and on settled or discontinued
cases.
Finally, this document looks at the nationalities and geographic origins of arbitrators, conciliators
and ad hoc committees members appointed in all ICSID cases, including the number of
appointments of African nationals serving as arbitrator, conciliator or ad hoc committee member
in an ICSID proceeding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Map of the ICSID Contracting States and Other Signatories to the ICSID Convention (as of April 30, 2016) 5
2. Map of ICSID Contracting States and Other Signatories to the ICSID Convention in Africa (as of April 30, 2016) 6
3. Geographic Distribution of All ICSID Cases, by State Party Involved 7
Chart 1: Geographic Distribution of All Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules, by State
Party Involved 7
4. ICSID Cases Involving an African State Party – Further Details 8
Chart 2: Number of ICSID Cases involving an African State Party 8
Chart 3: Type of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party
10
Chart 4: Basis of Consent Invoked to Establish ICSID Jurisdiction in Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and
Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party 11
Chart 5: Distribution of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State
Party, by Economic Sector 12
Chart 6: Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party –
Geographic Origin of Investors 13
Chart 7: Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party – Type of
Investor 14
Chart 8: Arbitration Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party –
Outcomes 15
Chart 8a: Disputes Decided by Arbitral Tribunals under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an
African State Party – Findings 16
Chart 8b: Disputes Settled or Proceedings Otherwise Discontinued under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules
involving an African State Party – Basis 17
Chart 9: Conciliation Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State –
Outcomes 18
Chart 10: Conciliation Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State –
Commission Reports 18
5. ICSID Cases involving African Investors – Details 19
Chart 11: All Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules – Geographic Origin of Investor 19
Chart 12: Type of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African Investors 20
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Chart 13: Basis of Consent Invoked to Establish ICSID Jurisdiction in Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and
Additional Facility Rules involving African Investors 21
Chart 14: Distribution of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African
Investors, by Economic Sector 22
Chart 15: Arbitration Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African Investors –
Outcomes 23
Chart 15a: Disputes Decided by Arbitral Tribunals under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African
Investors – Findings 24
Chart 15b: Disputes Settled or Proceedings Otherwise Discontinued under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility
Rules involving African Investors – Basis 25
6. Arbitrators, Conciliators and ad hoc Committee Members Appointed in ICSID Cases 26
Chart 16: Arbitrators, Conciliators and ad hoc Committee Members Appointed in Cases Registered under the ICSID
Convention and Additional Facility Rules – Distribution of Appointments by ICSID and by the Parties (or Party‐appointed
Arbitrators) by Geographic Region 26
Chart 17: State of Nationality of Arbitrators, Conciliators and ad hoc Committee Members from African States Appointed in
Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules 27
ANNEX 1 – African States and ICSID Membership (as of April 30, 2016) 28
ANNEX 2 – List of ICSID Cases involving African State Parties from Africa (as of April 30, 2016) 30
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1. Map of the ICSID Contracting States and Other Signatories to the ICSID Convention (as of April 30, 2016)
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2. Map of ICSID Contracting States and Other Signatories to the ICSID Convention in
Africa (as of April 30, 2016)
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3. Geographic Distribution of All ICSID Cases, by State Party Involved
As of April 30, 2016, ICSID had registered 563 cases under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules. One hundred and thirty one (131) of these cases (23%) involved an African State Party. A list of the African States is attached as Annex 1. For a complete list of cases registered by ICSID involving an African State, see Annex 2.
Chart 1: Geographic Distribution of All Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules, by
State Party Involved*:
* The classification of the geographic regions above is based on the World Bank’s regional system, available at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/0,,pagePK:180619~theSitePK:136917,00.html, and also includes World Bank donor countries.
South America24%
Central America & the Caribbean
6%
North America (Canada, Mexico & U.S.)
4%
Eastern Europe& Central Asia
25%
Western Europe 7%
Africa23%
Middle East 3%
South & East Asia & the Pacific
8%
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4. ICSID Cases Involving an African State Party – Further Details Chart 2: Number of ICSID Cases involving an African State Party:
The chart below lists each African State and the number of arbitration and conciliation cases in which each has been involved. A complete list of ICSID cases involving an African State Party is attached as Annex 2. In addition, procedural details about each case can be found on the ICSID website at www.worldbank.org/icsid.
African State Number of ICSID
Cases
1. Algeria 5
2. Angola 0
3. Benin 0
4. Botswana 0
5. Burkina Faso 1
6. Burundi 4
7. Cabo Verde 1
8. Cameroon 5
9. Central African Republic 3
10. Chad 0
11. Comoros 0
12. Congo, Democratic Rep. of 9
13. Congo, Rep. of 4
14. Côte d’Ivoire 3
15. Djibouti 0
16. Egypt, Arab Rep. of 28
17. Equatorial Guinea 3
18. Eretria 0
19. Ethiopia 0
20. Gabon 4
21. Gambia, The 4
22. Ghana 2
23. Guinea 7
24. Guinea‐Bissau 0
25. Kenya 3
26. Lesotho 0
27. Liberia 3
28. Libya 1
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African State Number of ICSID
Cases
29. Madagascar 3
30. Malawi 0
31. Mali 2
32. Mauritania 1
33. Mauritius 0
34. Morocco 3
35. Mozambique 1
36. Namibia 0
37. Niger 2
38. Nigeria 3
39. Rwanda 1
40. São Tomé and Principe 0
41. Senegal 4
42. Seychelles 1
43. Sierra Leone 0
44. Somalia 0
45. South Africa 1
46. South Sudan 1
47. Sudan 1
48. Swaziland 0
49. Tanzania 5
50. Togo 2
51. Tunisia 4
52. Uganda 3
53. Western Sahara 0
54. Zambia 0
55. Zimbabwe 3
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Chart 3: Type of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State
Party:
Of the 131 ICSID cases involving an African State Party, 119 were commenced under the ICSID Convention, and 4 were
initiated under the Additional Facility Rules. As of April 30, 2016, 6 conciliation cases were commenced under the ICSID
Convention and 2 conciliation cases were initiated under the Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party.
ICSID Convention Arbitration Cases
91%
ICSID Convention Conciliation Cases
5%
ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration Cases
3%
ICSID Additional Facility Conciliation Cases
1%
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Chart 4: Basis of Consent Invoked to Establish ICSID Jurisdiction in Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and
Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party:
Of the 131 ICSID cases involving an African State Party, 40% were based on the State’s consent to arbitrate or conciliate in an investment contract between the Investor and the Host‐State. Forty‐four per cent (44%) of the cases relied on consent found in bilateral investment treaties negotiated by the States, and 16% of cases relied on the investment law of the Host‐State.
Bilateral Investment Treaty(BIT)44%
Investment Contract between the Investor and
the Host‐State40%
Investment Law of the Host‐State
16%
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Chart 5: Distribution of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African
State Party, by Economic Sector*:
The 131 disputes involving an African State arose in the context of a variety of economic sectors.
* This sector classification is based on the World Bank’s sector codes, available at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/PROJECTS/Resources/SectorCodesLists.pdf.
Finance3%
Information & Communication
4%
Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry
6%
Oil, Gas & Mining34%
Electric Power &Other Energy
5%
Water, Sanitation &Flood Protection
4%
Construction9%
Tourism7%
Other Industry15%
Transportation8%
Services & Trade5%
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Chart 6: Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party –
Geographic Origin of Investors:
In the 131 ICSID cases involving an African State Party, 20% were commenced by an African investor (“Intra‐Africa Disputes”). The remaining 80% were commenced by investors from States outside Africa.
ICSID Cases Involving African State and African Investor ("Intra‐Africa
Disputes")20%
ICSID Cases Involving African State and non‐
African Investor80%
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Chart 7: Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party –
Type of Investor
Of the 131 ICSID cases involving an African State Party, 19% were instituted by individual persons (“natural persons”). Seventy‐nine (79%) involved juridical persons. This term refers to legal entities such as corporations, partnerships, or joint ventures, and includes small and medium sized enterprises, as well as large companies. A further 2% involved cases brought by a State Party or State Entity.
Juridical person79%
Natural and juridical person9%
Natural person10%
State Party/State Entity2%
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Chart 8: Arbitration Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State
Party – Outcomes:
In the arbitrations involving an African State Party that have concluded, 41% were settled by the parties or discontinued before a final determination of the tribunal. The basis for settlement or discontinuance is indicated in Chart 8b. The other 59% were resolved by a final award by the tribunal. Where the tribunal rendered a final award, 19% of the awards declined jurisdiction, 24% dismissed all claims, and 57% upheld the claims in part or in full (see Chart 8a).
Dispute decided by Tribunal59%
(see chart 8a)
Dispute settled or proceeding otherwise
discontinued41%
(see chart 8b)
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Chart 8a: Disputes Decided by Arbitral Tribunals under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an
African State Party – Findings:
Award declining jurisdiction
19%
Award dismissing all claims24%
Award upholding claims in part or in full
57%
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Chart 8b: Disputes Settled or Proceedings Otherwise Discontinued under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility
Rules involving an African State Party – Basis:
1 ICSID Arbitration Rule 44. No case concluded to date on the basis of Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 50.
2 ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(2). No case concluded to date on the basis of Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 49(2).
3 ICSID Administrative & Financial Regulation 14(3)(d).
4 ICSID Arbitration Rule 45. No case concluded to date on the basis of Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 51.
5 ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1) and Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 49(1).
Proceeding discontinued at the request of both
parties5
60%
Proceeding discontinued at the request of one
party1
16% Settlement agreement embodied in an award at
parties' request2
13%
Proceeding discontinued for lack of payment of the
required advances3
8%
Proceeding discontinued for failure of parties to
act4
3%
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Chart 9: Conciliation Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State
Party – Outcomes:
Chart 10: Conciliation Proceedings under ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving an African State Party
– Commission Reports:
Conciliation Commission Report issued
71%(see chart 10)
Proceeding Discontinued29%
Report recording failure of the Parties to reach
agreement80% Report recording agreement
of the Partties20%
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5. ICSID Cases involving African Investors – Details
Chart 11: All Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules – Geographic Origin of Investor:
Investors of African origin were involved in 5% of registered ICSID cases. The data is based on the nationality of Investors
as reported at the time of registration.
ICSID Cases Involving African Investors
5%
ICSID Cases Involving Investors from a non‐
African State 95%
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Chart 12: Type of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African Investors:
Investors of African origin relied primarily on the arbitration mechanism established by the ICSID Convention (90%), and
the Additional Facility Rules (6.7%). In addition, 3.3% of the cases involving an African investor were conciliation
proceedings under the ICSID Convention.
ICSID Convention Arbitration Cases
90.0%
ICSID Convention Conciliation Cases
3.3%
ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration Cases
6.7%
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Chart 13: Basis of Consent Invoked to Establish ICSID Jurisdiction in Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and
Additional Facility Rules involving African Investors:
Of the ICSID cases involving an African investor, 25% were based on the State’s consent to arbitrate or conciliate in bilateral
investment treaties negotiated by the State. Forty‐seven percent (47%) relied on an ICSID dispute settlement provision in
an investment contract between the investor and the Host‐State. The remaining cases invoked the State’s consent to ICSID
jurisdiction found in the investment law of the Host‐State (28%).
Bilateral Investment Treaty(BIT)25%
Investment Contract between the Investor and
the Host‐State47%
Investment Law of the Host‐State
28%
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Chart 14: Distribution of Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African
Investors, by Economic Sector*:
The disputes involving an African investor concerned a variety of economic sectors.
* This sector classification is based on the World Bank’s sector codes, available at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/PROJECTS/Resources/SectorCodesLists.pdf.
Information & Communication
3%
Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry10% Oil, Gas & Mining
47%
Electric Power & Other Energy
10%Construction
10%
Tourism3%
Other Industry7%
Transportation7%
Services & Trade3%
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Chart 15: Arbitration Proceedings under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving African Investors –
Outcomes:
In the ICSID arbitrations involving an African investor that have been concluded, 32% were settled by the parties or
discontinued before a final determination of the tribunal. The basis for settlement or discontinuance is indicated in Chart
15b.
The other 68% were resolved in a final award by the tribunal. Where the tribunal rendered a final award, 34% of the
awards declined jurisdiction, 13% dismissed all claims, and 53% upheld the claims in part or in full (see Chart 15a).
Dispute decided by Tribunal68%
(see chart 15a)
Dispute settled or proceeding otherwise
discontinued32%
(see chart 15b)
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Chart 15a: Disputes Decided by Arbitral Tribunals under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules involving
African Investors – Findings:
Award declining jurisdiction
34%
Award dismissing all claims13%
Award upholding claims in part or in full
53%
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Chart 15b: Disputes Settled or Proceedings Otherwise Discontinued under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility
Rules involving African Investors – Basis:
1 ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(2). No case concluded to date on the basis of Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 49(2).
2 ICSID Administrative & Financial Regulation 14(3)(d).
3 ICSID Arbitration Rule 45. No case concluded to date on the basis of Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 51.
4 ICSID Arbitration Rule 43(1). No case concluded to date on the basis of Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 49(1).
Proceeding discontinued at the request of both
parties4
28%
Settlement agreement embodied in an award at
parties' request1
29%
Proceeding discontinued for lack of payment of the
required advances2
29%
Proceeding discontinued for failure of parties to
act3
14%
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6. Arbitrators, Conciliators and ad hoc Committee Members Appointed in ICSID Cases Chart 16: Arbitrators, Conciliators and ad hoc Committee Members Appointed in Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules – Distribution of Appointments by ICSID and by the Parties (or Party‐appointed Arbitrators) by Geographic Region*:
In approximately 72% of the appointments made in ICSID cases, the parties select the appointees (indicated in red, below).
A number of such appointees are nationals of an Africa State. The remaining 28% of appointments are made by ICSID
(indicated in blue, below).
* The classification of the geographic regions above is based on the World Bank’s regional system, available at
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/0,,pagePK:180619~theSitePK:136917,00.html, and also includes World Bank donor countries. The chart
reflects appointments made to Tribunals and ad hoc Committees constituted until April 30, 2016.
64 5628
8
46
83
14
241
340
136
17 2640
117
22
654
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
North America(Canada, Mexico &
U.S.)
South America Central America &the Caribbean
Middle East Africa South & East Asia &the Pacific
Eastern Europe &Central Asia
Western Europe
Appointments by ICSID Appointments by the Parties (or Party‐appointed Arbitrators)
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Chart 17: State of Nationality of Arbitrators, Conciliators and ad hoc Committee Members from African States Appointed
in Cases Registered under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules:
A number of African nationals served as arbitrators, conciliators or ad hoc Committee members in ICSID cases. In total,
about 5% of all appointments made in ICSID cases involved nationals from an African State.
32
11
7
7
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Egypt
Morocco
Somalia
Senegal
Nigeria
Algeria
Togo
Mauritius/French
Malalwi
Madagascar
Ghana
Gabon
Benin
U.K./Ghana
Sudan
South Africa
Central African Republic
Cameroon
Cabo Verde
Number of Appointments
State of Nationality of Appointee
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ANNEX 1 – African States and ICSID Membership (as of April 30, 2016)
DATE OF SIGNATURE OF ICSID CONVENTION
DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF ICSID CONVENTION
Algeria Apr. 17, 1995 Mar. 22, 1996
Angola
Benin Sep. 10, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Botswana Jan.15, 1970 Feb. 14, 1970
Burkina Faso Sep. 16, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Burundi Feb. 17, 1967 Dec. 5, 1969
Cabo Verde Dec. 20, 2010 Jan. 26, 2011
Cameroon Sep. 23, 1965 Feb. 2, 1967
Central African Republic Aug. 26, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Chad May 12, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966
Comoros Sep. 26, 1978 Dec. 7, 1978
Congo, Democratic Rep. of Oct. 29, 1968 May 29, 1970
Congo, Rep. of Dec. 27, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Côte d’Ivoire June 30, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Djibouti
Egypt, Arab Rep. of Feb. 11, 1972 June 2, 1972
Equatorial Guinea
Eretria
Ethiopia Sep. 21, 1965
Gabon Sep. 21, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Gambia, The Oct. 1, 1974 Jan. 26, 1975
Ghana Nov. 26, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Guinea Aug. 27, 1968 Dec. 4, 1968
Guinea‐Bissau Sep. 4, 1991
Kenya May 24, 1966 Feb. 2, 1967
Lesotho Sep. 19, 1968 Aug. 7, 1969
Liberia Sep. 3, 1965 July 16, 1970
Libya
Madagascar June 1, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966
Malawi June 9, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966
Mali Apr. 9, 1976 Feb. 2, 1978
Mauritania July 30, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Mauritius June 2, 1969 July 2, 1969
Morocco Oct. 11, 1965 June 10, 1967
Mozambique Apr. 4, 1995 July 7, 1995
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DATE OF SIGNATURE OF ICSID CONVENTION
DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF ICSID CONVENTION
Namibia Oct. 26, 1998
Niger Aug. 23, 1965 Dec. 14, 1966
Nigeria July 13, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Rwanda Apr. 21, 1978 Nov. 14, 1979
São Tomé and Principe Oct. 1, 1999 June 13, 2013
Senegal Sep. 26, 1966 May 21, 1967
Seychelles Feb. 16, 1978 Apr. 19, 1978
Sierra Leone Sep. 27, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Somalia Sep. 27, 1965 Mar. 30, 1968
South Africa
South Sudan Apr. 18, 2012 May 18, 2012
Sudan Mar. 15, 1967 May 9, 1973
Swaziland Nov. 3, 1970 July 14, 1971
Tanzania Jan. 10, 1992 June 17, 1992
Togo Jan. 24, 1966 Sep. 10, 1967
Tunisia May 5, 1965 Oct. 14, 1966
Uganda June 7, 1966 Oct. 14, 1966
Western Sahara
Zambia June 17, 1970 July 17, 1970
Zimbabwe Mar. 25, 1991 June 19, 1994
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ANNEX 2 – List of ICSID Cases involving State Parties from Africa (as of April 30, 2016)
Case No. Claimant(s) Respondent
1. ARB/72/1 Holiday Inns S.A. and others v. Morocco
2. ARB/74/1 Adriano Gardella S.p.A. v. Côte d'Ivoire
3. ARB/76/1 Gabon v. Société Serete S.A.
4. ARB/77/1 AGIP S.p.A. v. People's Republic of the Congo
5. ARB/77/2 S.A.R.L. Benvenuti & Bonfant v. People's Republic of the Congo
6. ARB/78/1 Guadalupe Gas Products Corporation
v. Nigeria
7. ARB/81/2 Klöckner Industrie‐Anlagen GmbH and others
v. United Republic of Cameroon and Société Camerounaise des Engrais
8. CONC/82/1 SEDITEX Engineering Beratungsgesellschaft für die Textilindustrie m.b.H.
v. Democratic Republic of Madagascar
9. ARB/82/1 Société Ouest Africaine des Bétons Industriels
v. Republic of Senegal
10. ARB/83/2 Liberian Eastern Timber Corporation
v. Republic of Liberia
11. ARB/84/1 Atlantic Triton Company Limited v. People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea
12. ARB/84/3 Southern Pacific Properties (Middle East) Limited
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
13. ARB/84/4 Maritime International Nominees Establishment
v. Republic of Guinea
14. ARB/86/1 Ghaith R. Pharaon v. Republic of Tunisia
15. ARB/87/1 Société d'Etudes de Travaux et de Gestion SETIMEG S.A.
v. Republic of Gabon
16. ARB/89/1 Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company
v. Arab Republic of Egypt and General Authority for Investment and Free Zones
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Case No. Claimant(s) Respondent
17. ARB/92/1 Vacuum Salt Products Ltd. v. Republic of Ghana
18. ARB/93/1 American Manufacturing & Trading, Inc.
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
19. CONC/94/1 SEDITEX Engineering Beratungsgesellschaft für die Textilindustrie m.b.H.
v. Madagascar
20. ARB/95/3 Antoine Goetz and others v. Republic of Burundi
21. ARB/97/1 Société d'Investigation de Recherche et d'Exploitation Minière
v. Burkina Faso
22. ARB/97/2 Société Kufpec (Congo) Limited v. Republic of Congo
23. ARB/97/8 Compagnie Française pour le Développement des Fibres Textiles
v. Côte d'Ivoire
24. ARB/98/3 International Trust Company of Liberia
v. Republic of Liberia
25. ARB/98/4 Wena Hotels Limited v. Arab Republic of Egypt
26. ARB/98/7 Banro American Resources, Inc. and Société Aurifère du Kivu et du Maniema S.A.R.L.
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
27. ARB/98/8 Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited
v. Independent Power Tanzania Limited
28. ARB/99/5 Alimenta S.A. v. Republic of The Gambia
29. ARB/99/6 Middle East Cement Shipping and Handling Co. S.A.
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
30. ARB/99/7 Patrick Mitchell v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
31. ARB/00/4 Salini Construttori S.p.A. and Italstrade S.p.A.
v. Kingdom of Morocco
32. ARB/00/6 Consortium R.F.C.C. v. Kingdom of Morocco
33. ARB/00/7 World Duty Free Company Limited
v. Republic of Kenya
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Case No. Claimant(s) Respondent
34. ARB/00/8 Ridgepointe Overseas Developments, Ltd.
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo and Générale des Carrières et des Mines
35. ARB/01/2 Antoine Goetz & others v. Republic of Burundi
36. ARB/01/5 Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Sadiola S.A.
v. Republic of Mali
37. ARB/02/4 Lafarge v. Republic of Cameroon
38. ARB/02/9 Champion Trading Company and Ameritrade International, Inc.
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
39. ARB/02/14 CDC Group plc v. Republic of the Seychelles
40. ARB/02/15 Ahmonseto, Inc. and others v. Arab Republic of Egypt
41. ARB/03/8 Consortium Groupement L.E.S.I. ‐ DIPENTA
v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
42. ARB/03/11 Joy Mining Machinery Limited v. Arab Republic of Egypt
43. ARB/03/14 Miminco LLC and others v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
44. CONC/03/1 TG World Petroleum Limited v. Republic of Niger
45. ARB/04/5 Compagnie d'Exploitation du Chemin de Fer Transgabonais
v. Gabonese Republic
46. ARB/04/11 Russell Resources International Limited and others
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
47. ARB/04/12 ABCI Investments Limited v. Republic of Tunisia
48. ARB/04/13 Jan de Nul N.V. and Dredging International N.V.
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
49. ARB/05/3 LESI, S.p.A. and Astaldi, S.p.A. v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
50. ARB/05/6 Bernardus Henricus Funnekotter and others
v. Republic of Zimbabwe
51. CONC/05/1 Togo Electricité v. Republic of Togo
52. ARB/05/15 Waguih Elie George Siag and Clorinda Vecci
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
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53. ARB/05/19 Helnan International Hotels A/S v. Arab Republic of Egypt
54. ARB/05/21 African Holding Company of America, Inc. and Société Africaine de Construction au Congo S.A.R.L.
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
55. ARB/05/22 Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Limited v. United Republic of Tanzania
56. ARB/06/7 Togo Electricité and GDF‐Suez Energie Services
v. Republic of Togo
57. ARB/06/12 Scancem International ANS v. Republic of Congo
58. ARB(AF)/07/1 Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli and others
v. Republic of South Africa
59. ARB/07/2 RSM Production Corporation v. Central African Republic
60. ARB/07/10 M. Meerapfel Söhne AG v. Central African Republic
61. ARB/07/18 Shell Nigeria Ultra Deep Limited v. Federal Republic of Nigeria
62. CONC/07/1 Shareholders of SESAM v. Central African Republic
63. ARB/07/24 Gustav FW Hamester GmbH & Co KG
v. Republic of Ghana
64. ARB/08/17 Participaciones Inversiones Portuarias SARL
v. Gabonese Republic
65. ARB/08/18 Malicorp Limited v. Arab Republic of Egypt
66. ARB/08/20 Millicom International Operations B.V. and Sentel GSM S.A.
v. Republic of Senegal
67. ARB/09/14 Mærsk Olie, Algeriet A/S v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
68. ARB/09/15 H&H Enterprises Investments, Inc.
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
69. ARB/09/19 Carnegie Minerals (Gambia) Limited
v. Republic of The Gambia
70. ARB/10/4 Antoine Abou Lahoud and Leila Bounafeh‐Abou Lahoud
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
71. ARB/10/10 Olyana Holdings LLC v. Republic of Rwanda
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72. ARB/10/12 Standard Chartered Bank v. United Republic of Tanzania
73. ARB/10/15 Bernhard von Pezold and others v. Republic of Zimbabwe
74. ARB/10/20 Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
v. Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited
75. ARB/10/21 International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL
v. Democratic Republic of the Congo
76. ARB/10/25 Border Timbers Limited, Timber Products International (Private) Limited, and Hangani Development Co. (Private) Limited
v. Republic of Zimbabwe
77. ARB/11/6 Bawabet Al Kuwait Holding Company
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
78. ARB/11/7 National Gas S.A.E. v. Arab Republic of Egypt
79. ARB/11/11 AHS Niger and Menzies Middle East and Africa S.A.
v. Republic of Niger
80. ARB/11/14 Diamond Fields Liberia, Inc. v. Republic of Liberia
81. ARB/11/16 Hussain Sajwani, Damac Park Avenue for Real Estate Development S.A.E., and Damac Gamsha Bay for Development S.A.E.
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
82. CONC/11/1 RSM Production Corporation v. Republic of Cameroon
83. ARB/11/29 Getma International and others v. Republic of Guinea
84. ARB/11/32 Indorama International Finance Limited
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
85. ARB(AF)/12/2 Grupo Francisco Hernando Contreras
v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea
86. ARB/12/8 Société Industrielle des Boissons de Guinée
v. Republic of Guinea
87. CONC(AF)/12/1 Hess Equatorial Guinea, Inc. and Tullow Equatorial Guinea Limited
v. Republic of Equatorial Guinea
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88. ARB/12/11 Ampal‐American Israel Corporation and others
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
89. ARB/12/15 Veolia Propreté v. Arab Republic of Egypt
90. CONC(AF)/12/2 Republic of Equatorial Guinea v. CMS Energy Corporation and others
91. ARB/12/26 Sudapet Company Limited v. Republic of South Sudan
92. ARB/12/30 Lundin Tunisia B. V. v. Republic of Tunisia
93. ARB/12/32 Gelsenwasser AG v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
94. ARB/12/34 Tullow Uganda Operations PTY LTD
v. Republic of Uganda
95. ARB/12/35 Orascom TMT Investments S.à r.l. v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
96. ARB/12/36 Société Civile Immobilière de Gaëta
v. Republic of Guinea
97. ARB/13/3 Ossama Al Sharif v. Arab Republic of Egypt
98. ARB/13/4 Ossama Al Sharif v. Arab Republic of Egypt
99. ARB/13/5 Ossama Al Sharif v. Arab Republic of Egypt
100. ARB/13/7 Joseph Houben v. Republic of Burundi
101. ARB/13/14 RSM Production Company v. Republic of Cameroon
102. ARB/13/15 Lundin Tunisia B.V. v. Republic of Tunisia
103. ARB/13/16 Société des Mines de Loulo S.A. v. Republic of Mali
104. ARB/13/20 Interocean Oil Development Company and Interocean Oil Exploration Company
v. Federal Republic of Nigeria
105. ARB/13/23 ASA International S.p.A. v. Arab Republic of Egypt
106. ARB/13/25 Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Ltd and Tullow Uganda Limited
v. Republic of Uganda
107. ARB/13/29 Cementos La Union S.A. and Aridos Jativa S.L.U
Arab Republic of Egypt
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108. ARB/13/34 Courts (Indian Ocean) Limited and Courts Madagascar S.A.R.L.
v. Republic of Madagascar
109. ARB/13/37 Utsch M.O.V.E.R.S. International GmbH, Erich Utsch Aktiengesellschaft, and Mr. Helmut Jungbluth
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
110. ARB/14/2 Michael Dagher v. Republic of the Sudan
111. ARB/14/4 Unión Fenosa Gas, S.A. v. Arab Republic of Egypt
112. ARB/14/6 African Petroleum Gambia Limited (Block A1)
v. Republic of The Gambia
113. ARB/14/7 African Petroleum Gambia Limited (Block A4)
v. Republic of The Gambia
114. ARB(AF)/14/2 Oded Besserglik v. Republic of Mozambique
115. ARB/14/19 VICAT v. Republic of Senegal
116. ARB/14/22 BSG Resources Limited v. Republic of Guinea
117. ARB/14/23 Tamagot Bumi S.A. and Bumi Mauritania S.A.
v. Islamic Republic of Mauritania
118. ARB/14/31 Tariq Bashir and SA Interpétrol Burundi
v. Republic of Burundi
119. ARB/15/7 WalAm Energy Inc. v. Republic of Kenya
120. ARB/15/11 Total E&P Uganda BV v. Republic of Uganda
121. ARB/15/12 PT Ventures, SGPS, S.A. v. Republic of Cabo Verde
122. ARB/15/18 Capital Financial Holdings Luxembourg S.A.
v. Republic of Cameroon
123. ARB/15/21 Menzies Middle East and Africa S.A. and Aviation Handling International Ltd.
v. Republic of Senegal
124. ARB/15/29 Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited
v. Republic of Kenya
125. ARB(AF)/15/1 Strabag SE v. Libya
126. ARB/15/41 Standard Chartered Bank (Limited) Hong Kong
v. United Republic of Tanzania
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127. ARB/15/46 BSG Resources (Guinea) Limited and BSG Resources (Guinea) SÀRL
v. Republic of Guinea
128. ARB/15/47 ArcelorMittal S.A. v. Arab Republic of Egypt
129. ARB/16/1 Al Jazeera Media Network v. Arab Republic of Egypt
130. ARB/16/2 Champion Holding Company and others
v. Arab Republic of Egypt
131. ARB/16/11 Société Resort Company Invest Abidjan, Stanislas Citerici and Gérard Bot Beograd
v. Côte d'Ivoire