Angola Becomes 165th Signatory Of The ICSID Convention

• Published date: 21 July 2022
• Subject Matter: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
• Law Firm: Herbert Smith Freehills
• Author: Ms Amal Bouchenaki and Elizabeth Kantor

Angola has become the latest state to sign the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States (the Convention). This also makes it the 50^th African state to become a signatory.

The Convention was signed by Angola's Ambassador to the US on 14 July 2022 and will come into force for Angola once it has been ratified. Once it becomes a Member State, Angola will have a vote in the Administrative Council and will be able to name arbitrators and conciliators to the ICSID panels.

Angola's signing of the ICSID...