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AFCFTA PROTOCOL: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTION FOR INVESTORS
DJIBOUTI BECOMES 163RD SIGNATORY OF THE ICSID CONVENTION
The Republic of Djibouti is the latest country to become a signatory to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and …
ICSID Tribunal declines jurisdiction due to claimants' failure to obtain environmental impact assessment in breach of local law
In a recent investment arbitration Award, in Cortec Mining v Kenya, an ICSID tribunal has declined jurisdiction over a claim brought by a trio of mining …
Upheaval and uncertainty in mineral regulation in parts of Africa: resurgence of resource nationalism highlights the importance of investment treaty protections
The last few months have seen significant changes to mining regulations in various African states, giving rise to a concern that a regional trend of …
Is the recently signed Morocco-Nigeria BIT a step towards a more balanced form of intra-African investor protection?
On 3 December 2016, Morocco and Nigeria signed a new bilateral investment treaty (the "BIT"), with the overarching aim of strengthening "the bonds of …
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