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AFRICARD CO. LTD. v. REPUBLIC OF NIGER

  1. July 23, 2018

    Niger, Passport Co. Settle Dispute Over $46M Award

    A more than three-year battle by a British Virgin Islands passport company to enforce a $46 million arbitral award against the Republic of Niger, which the West African nation claimed had been tainted by bribery, has come to an end, the parties have told a D.C. federal court.

  2. September 13, 2017

    Niger Can't Block Enforcement Of $46M Award In France

    A French judge has refused to block enforcement of a $46 million arbitral award against the Republic of Niger, the British Virgin Islands passport company currently trying to collect on that win told a D.C. federal judge on Tuesday.

  3. August 04, 2017

    Niger Uses French Court Stay In Bid To Vacate $46M Award

    The government of Niger has told a D.C. federal judge that a French court recently paused the West African nation's challenge to a British Virgin Islands passport company's enforcement of a $46 million arbitral award, a decision the country says is new evidence in its bid to vacate confirmation of the award in the U.S.

  4. June 14, 2017

    Passport Co. Can't Auction Niger-Owned Mansion Yet

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday halted a British Virgin Islands passport company, which is trying to collect a $46 million arbitral award against Niger, from auctioning off a Manhattan mansion belonging to the West African nation while she considers allegations that the award was procured through fraud.

  5. June 12, 2017

    Niger Wants $46M Arbitral Award Stalled Over Alleged Fraud

    Niger urged a D.C. federal court on Monday to stay an order allowing a British Virgin Islands passport company to begin collecting a $46 million arbitral award, saying the court must first fully consider the country's claim that the award was obtained through fraud.

  6. June 08, 2017

    Passport Co. Slams Niger's Bid To Hold Onto NYC Mansion

    A British Virgin Islands passport company has slammed Niger's attempt to halt the auction of a New York City townhouse to pay part of a $46 million arbitral award, saying in D.C. federal court Wednesday that the West African nation should have entered its dispute in the Manhattan federal court where the award was registered.

  7. June 06, 2017

    Niger Claims Fraud Resulted In $46M Arbitral Award

    The government of Niger on Monday in D.C. federal court hit back at a default judgment confirming a $46 million arbitral award to a British Virgin Islands-based passport company, saying that new evidence shows the underlying decision was tainted by bribery.

  8. September 28, 2016

    Niger Slapped With $46M Award After Arbitration No-Show

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday hit Niger's government with a $46 million arbitration award that a passport manufacturer sought to confirm, saying the company and its award complied with federal law and Niger hadn't made an appearance.

  9. February 05, 2016

    Niger Owes $28M For Broken Passport Contract, Court Told

    Africard Co. Ltd. asked a New York federal court on Thursday to confirm an international arbitration award totaling more than $28 million against the Republic of Niger, which allegedly backed out of a contract for the mass production of biometric and electronic passports.