Case Details

AAN Digital Services Holding Company (KSC) v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/24)

Subject of Dispute:

Telecommunication license agreements
Economic Sector:

Information & Communication
Instrument(s) Invoked:

Investment Law - Congo (2002)
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

AAN Digital Services Holding Company (KSC) (Kuwaiti)
Respondent(s):

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congolese (D.R.))
Date Registered:

September 11, 2019

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Dechert, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

The Minister of Post and Telecommunication, Kinshasa Gombe, DRC
The Minister of Finance, Kinshasa Gombe, DRC
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Paris, France
Yves Nouvel, Paris, France
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

June 17, 2021 -
The Secretary-General issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 45.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
September 11, 2019	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
May 15, 2020	Following appointment by the Claimant, Gaëtan Verhoosel (Belgian/British) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
June 17, 2020	Gaëtan Verhoosel withdraws his acceptance of his appointment as arbitrator.
August 20, 2020	Following appointment by the Claimant, Julie Bédard (Canadian/French) accepts her appointment as arbitrator.
October 12, 2020	Following appointment by the Respondent, Brigitte Stern (French) accepts her appointment as arbitrator.
June 17, 2021	The Secretary-General issues an order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 45.