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Arbitrators lining up for Magufuli mining disputes at ICSID

Arbitrators are in the process of being appointed to handle actions filed at ICSID against Tanzania by Montero Mining, Indiana Resources, and Winshear Gold over the withdrawal of their mining permits in 2019. [...] (359 words)

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TANZANIA
Barrick Gold Corp
Doak Bishop
Edward William Fashole-Luke II
Eric Teynier
Indiana Resources
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Jeantet
John Magufuli
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Montero Mining & Exploration
Necotrans
O. Thomas Johnson
RandGold Resources
Sanji Mmasenono Monageng
Teynier Pic & associés
Winshear Gold
World Bank

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Threatened with ICSID proceedings over its unilateral withdrawal of three mining companies' licences, Tanzania is considering holding talks to resolve the disputes amicably. [...]

TANZANIA Mining 17/12/2021

Third mining arbitration against the state set to start

The ICSID panel of judges that will rule on the dispute between the Canadian company Montero Mining & Exploration and Tanzania has finally been constituted. It will examine the government's withrawal of Montero's Wigu Hill permit. [...]

TANZANIA Mining 02/06/2021

Montero boss Tony Harwood brings back Och-Ziff case consultant for rare earths arbitration claim

Canadian company Montero Mining & Exploration has brought in SRK Consulting's Neal Rigby to assist it in its arbitration case against the Tanzanian state before ICSID. [...]

UGANDA Mining 12/05/2021

Australians warned about Museveni's new production sharing contracts Free

Uganda is a risky place to invest due to lack of clarity on the future of existing exploitation permits and due to changes in taxation under the new Mining Act, according to a consulting firm advising Australian mining and energy groups. [...]

MALI Mining 23/04/2021

New finds could trigger Koulikouro manganese rush

Bamako-based Samagold Ressources has applied for several manganese exploration permits in south-western Mali, where it has identified areas of high manganese content. Its discoveries have attracted the interest of the multinationals. [...]

BURKINA FASO Mining 15/04/2021

AECI goes to international arbitration as Ouagadougou plays hardball

The South African manufacturer of mining explosives AECI has initiated arbitration at ICSID with the Burkinabe state, which has seized its bank accounts and brought legal action against it over import duties. [...]

Former Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete and Tanzania's Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan. © REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana/File Photo

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TANZANIA Politics 19/03/2021

Allies manoeuvre to shore up moribund regime of the late John Magufuli

The inner circle of the late Tanzanian leader had maintained a strict news blackout on his state of health to delay for as long as possible the elevation of the vice president to the top job. [...]

TANZANIA Infrastructures Diplomacy 07/01/2021

Xi Jinping hopes to get Bagamoyo mega-port back on track

On 7 and 8 January, the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will be trying to persuade Tanzanian president John Magufuli to resume construction works on the huge Bagamoyo deepwater port. Since he came to power, the project has been more or less constantly on hold. [...]

TANZANIA Energy 08/12/2020

Re-elected Magufuli puts LNG pressure on Shell and Equinor

President John Magufuli, apparently keen to leave his mark on the history of Tanzania, finally seems set on developing offshore gas and wants to talk with the frustrated majors who were awarded permits. [...]

TANZANIA Mining 27/10/2020

Lalive, the firm of choice in the fight against Magufuli's nationalist policies

Law firm Lalive will represent mining companies in several actions filed against the Tanzanian government in the last few weeks contesting the removal of permits. [...]

TANZANIA Mining 25/08/2020

Mining arbitration: litigation funds threaten Magufuli regime

After months of threatening to file arbitration against the Tanzanian state for cancelling their mining permits, three firms should now be able to take action thanks to litigation financial backers. [...]

TANZANIA Energy 27/07/2020

The political machinations behind fuel-shortage arrest of local Total, Puma, Oryx bosses

With elections just around the corner, Interior Minister George Simbachawene, who used to be the energy minister, had the heads of the country's three biggest oil marketers arrested as part of a crackdown tied not only to dwindling fuel supplies but also to pre-poll image management. [...]

TANZANIA Mining 08/07/2020

Moscow, AngloGold bear the brunt of Tanzania Revenue Authority's frustration

A Tanzanian court has rejected attempts by Russian uranium producer Atomredmetzoloto and South Africa's AngloGold Ashanti to have some of their unpaid tax bills cancelled. [...]

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TANZANIA Mining 28/01/2020

Dar es-Salaam's compromised mining bid round

Key to the Tanzanian government's strategy to have mining companies return to the country alongside President John Magufuli's nationalist policy (AMI 432), the bidding round for ex-retention licences (RL) confiscated from giants the likes of Barrick Gold Corp and Glencore [. [...]

MALI Mining 14/06/2016

Somilo vs Mali : no winner, no loser

An ICSID tribunal presided by Eric Teynier, a lawyer who [...]

GUINEA Politics 25/06/2014

Necotrans sends bill to Conde

After its victory against the government of Guinea at the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration in Abidjan CCJA) last month, Necontrans has instructed its lawyers to obtain the €38.4 million it was awarded. [...]

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Barrick Gold Corp
Doak Bishop
Edward William Fashole-Luke II
Eric Teynier
Indiana Resources
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Jeantet
John Magufuli
Lalive
Montero Mining & Exploration
Necotrans
O. Thomas Johnson
RandGold Resources
Sanji Mmasenono Monageng
Teynier Pic & associés
Winshear Gold
World Bank

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Dodoma hopes to talk its way out of mining arbitrations

Third mining arbitration against the state set to start

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New finds could trigger Koulikouro manganese rush

AECI goes to international arbitration as Ouagadougou plays hardball

Allies manoeuvre to shore up moribund regime of the late John Magufuli

Xi Jinping hopes to get Bagamoyo mega-port back on track

Re-elected Magufuli puts LNG pressure on Shell and Equinor

Lalive, the firm of choice in the fight against Magufuli's nationalist policies

Mining arbitration: litigation funds threaten Magufuli regime

The political machinations behind fuel-shortage arrest of local Total, Puma, Oryx bosses

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Dar es-Salaam's compromised mining bid round

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