Latest development May 29, 2026
The D.C. Circuit revived Global Voice’s claim to confirm the award and sent it back to the district court.
The award
- Amount awarded
- More than $21M in damages, plus fees and costs (D.C. Circuit). GAR describes it as a $25M award.
- Award holder
- Global Voice Group SA (Seychelles telecoms and financial services company)
- Respondent
- Republic of Guinea and its Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
- Forum
- ICC · seat Paris · 2009 partnership agreement on telecoms traffic monitoring
Challenges
The Paris Court of Appeal declined to annul the award and ordered Guinea and the regulator to pay €200,000 in costs. The Cour de cassation rejected their further challenge, including Guinea’s corruption allegations (GAR, July 2024).
Enforcement
The D.D.C. dismissed the confirmation suit against Guinea on immunity grounds (February 18, 2025, No. 22-cv-2100). On May 29, 2026 the D.C. Circuit vacated the dismissal of the award-confirmation claim and remanded it, and affirmed the dismissal of the claim to recognize the Paris judgment.
Recovered to date
None reported
Notes
Award date not verified (the arbitration was filed after 2016). Guinea argues it was not a party to the arbitration agreement.