UAE - Violating international norms, Djibouti's government has illegally seized control of the Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World, forcing the Dubai-based company to resort to the London Court of International Arbitration to protect its rights. As part of an agreement between the two parties, DP World designed, built and operated the port since 2006, which resulted in the creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the East African nation. According to DP World, the Doraleh Container Terminal has been operating at a profit since its opening and the African government was on a campaign, as of late, to force it to renegotiate the terms of concession. The two parties had signed the concession agreement for 30 years. But the government of Djibouti violated the agreement and issued a final demand that the contract be renegotiated by February 21, 2018, and terminated that contract by a Presidential Decree on February 22, and expropriation of all of the assets of the Doraleh Container Terminal.