Recent ICSID jurisdictional decision reflects important trends in investment protection in Africa

The recent jurisdictional decision in the ICSID arbitration Afriland First Group SA et al. v. Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/38) reflects the important role of investment protections to continued economic development in Africa. The 16 July 2025 decision upholds jurisdiction over the claims presented by the claimants arising out of an Interministerial Order (Arrêté interministériel) adopted by the DRC's Ministers of Finance and Planning in 2005 to permit Afriland... By: White & Case LLP