Mustaqeem de Gama, South African Mission in Geneva: “It is a bad idea for any African country to consider signing the Energy Charter Treaty”

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Ingeborg Eliassen
Ingeborg Eliassen
23 February 2021
Joining the Energy Charter Treaty is not in the public interest, according to South Africa’s government. It has also cancelled other agreements that allowed foreign investors to sue their state. This has not stopped investors from coming, says Mustaqeem de Gama, who drafted the country’s alternative law. The secretary-general of the Energy Charter Treaty has [...]
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