Procedural Issue Substantive Issue
| Year the case was initiated | 1993 |
| Year the award was rendered | 1997 |
| Country involved | Congo, Democratic Republic of (former Republic of Zaire) |
| Home country of the investor | United States |
| Parties to the dispute | American Manufacturing and Trading v. Zaire (ICSID Case No. ARB/93/1) |
| Sector | 2 |
| Type of investment | manufacturing and trading enterprise |
| Nature of dispute / claim | claims arising out of two episodes of looting in which soldiers of the Zairian armed forces destroyed, damaged or carried away the property, finished goods, raw materials and other objects of value belonging to the local subsidiary of the investor |
| Legal instrument | Zaire-United States BIT |
| Rules / Venues | ICSID |
| Amount sought by investor | US$ 14,3 million plus interest |
| Amount awarded / status of dispute | US$ 9 million awarded plus interest at 7.5% per annum in default of payment |
| Arbitrators | Sompong Sucharitkul (chair); Heribert Golsong; Kéba Mbaye |
| Decisions rendered | Award issued on 21 February 1997 |
| Status | awarded in favor of the investor |
| Links | http://ita.law.uvic.ca/documents/AmericanManufacturing.pdf |
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