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Burundi Arbitration

Burundi is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

• Date of Signature: 17 February 1967
• Deposit of Ratification: 29 August 1966
• Entry into Force: 5 December 1969
• Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Burundi has designated “Tribunal de Première Instance de Bujumbura” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
• Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Burundi has made the following panel designations effective until 17 September 2016:
  - Prof. Nicolas ANGELET (Belgian National):  Professor of Int’l Law, Free University of Brussels, Attorney-at-Law (Brussels)
  - Mr. Sixte Sizimwe KAZIRUKANYO: Attorney-at-Law 
  - Prof. Gérard NIYUGETO: Judge and Past President African Court of Human Rights; Professor of Law, University of Burundi
  - Mr. Fabien SEGATWA: Attorney-at-Law

Burundi is not a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

• Date of Accession: N/A
• Entry into Force: N/A

Burundi is not a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• Entry into Force: N/A

Burundi is not a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• Entry into Force: N/A

Burundi is a United Nations Member State:

• Date of Admission: 18 September 1962 

Official State Name: Republic of Burundi - Republika y'u Burundi - République du Burundi

Official Languages: Kirundi, French

Recognised Regional Language: Swahili 

Capital: Bujumbura

Motto: "Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Iterambere" (Kirundi) "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French) "Unity, Work, Progress"

Currency: Burundi franc (FBu) (BIF)

Time Zone: CAT (UTC+2)

International Calling Code: +257

Internet TLD: .bi

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