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Algeria Signs $206 Million Contracts With American Oil Companies
Rabat – Sonatrach, Algeria’s government-owned oil company, granted contracts worth $206 million to a series of American companies for “cementing and pumping services,”and oil drilling, according to a reports by Reuters on, which cited a document from the state-owned Algerian company, Sonatrach....
Algeria's Sonatrach wins arbitration against Repsol over profit sharing
The Algerian oil consortium group, Sonatrach has won a law suite against Spanish Repsol in the international court arbitration
Alleged Breach of Contract: U.S. Court rejects Nigeria’s request to cancel N2.7 trillion fine
The District Circuit Court in Washington DC has dismissed Nigeria’s request for it to set aside its $8.9billion arbitration award against...
Alleged Breach of Contract: UK court ‘grants Nigeria’s request to appeal $6.59bn damages’
The Nigerian government says the UK Commercial Court has granted its request for ‘relief from sanction’ over the $6.59 billion award against it by the District...
Alternatives to Investor–State Dispute Settlement an African Perspective
The investor–state dispute settlement system (ISDS) has served as an alternative to domestic legal processes in the post-colonial era...
Amcu accepts CCMA proposed settlement
A protracted strike waged by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union might soon come to an end after the union's members agreed...
Amend arbitration law now, says Rhodes-Vivour
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act is due for amendment, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) UK, Nigeria Branch chairperson, Mrs Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, has said.
Amidu Sues AG For €47m Judgment Debt Illegally Paid To Waterville
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, in his capacity as a private citizen, has dragged the Attorney General and construction firm...
AngloGold Ashanti close to re-opening Ghana’s Obuasi mine
AngloGold Ashanti is close to a decision to re-open the Obuasi mine depending on the outcome of talks with the Ghanaian government to finalise...
AngloGold Ashanti settles Obusai gold mine dispute in Ghana
AngloGold Ashanti, South African mining company, has announced to resolve its International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes with the Republic of Ghana
AngloGold Ashanti to take issue with Tanzania
JOHANNESBURG - Gold producer AngloGold Ashanti said yesterday it was planning to engage the government of Tanzania on proposed new laws and regulations...
AngloGold battles Tanzanian laws
AngloGold Ashanti's subsidiaries in Tanzania have initiated arbitration proceedings to protect their interests in case the government changes...
AngloGold files Obuasi dispute with Ghana
Johannesburg - AngloGold Ashanti said it filed a dispute with Ghana at an international investor arbitration panel due to the country’s...
AngloGold sanctions $500m spend to reopen Ghana’s Obuasi
Following the order of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, which enforced and recognised a final award rendered at the London Court of...
Angola preparing to be the 157th New York Convention contracting state
The Republic of Angola, one of the top 5 Foreign Direct Investment recipients in Africa, is gearing up to become the 157th New York Convention contracting state.
Angola's Sonangol settles Cobalt Energy dispute with $350 mln payment
Cobalt had filed arbitration requests last year seeking in excess of $2 billion due to the impact of failed extension talks on its attempts...
Angola’s Sonangol says settled dispute with Cobalt International Energy
To strengthen the human resource capacity of OHADA’s Institutions, the Council of Ministers appointed, according to merit, five new Judges into the Common Court...
Announcement: Internship Opportunity
A Law Firm based in Cairo, Egypt and founded in 1855 is willing to offer a four to six weeks internship (over the summer) in arbitration to graduates possessing a relevant degree...
Appeal against $200m Deposit on P&ID Case Not Lost, Says FG
The federal government yesterday disclaimed a report that it had lost its appeal against the order of a British commercial court directing...