Kluwer: 2025 in Review: Arbitration Award Enforcement Actions before U.S. Courts against African States: Guinea and Zimbabwe
Published on March 3, 2026
Like previous years, award creditors have continued to seek the aid of U.S. district courts to enforce arbitration awards against African states. This year in review post zooms in on this practice and discusses the enforcement actions brought against the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Zimbabwe, which were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction by the D.C. District Court and the D.C. Circuit, respectively.