by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 4 – The Republic of Niger is being sued in New York, for an unpaid arbitral award - its $35 million Manhattan property which it rents out is being sought to pay the debt.
The lawsuit against Niger is in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which Inner City Press covers closely since being banned from the UN for its coverage by UNSG Antonio Guterres.
Niger, meanwhile, uses its diplomatic presence in New York to do business. In 1977 it bought an Upper East Side building. "It "serves as the private residence of its current tenant for more than two decades."
Now Menzies Middle East and Africa SA, citing an arbitral award it won in 2013, wants the property, and has filed an order to show cause.
The case is Menzies Middle East and Africa SA v. Republic of Niger, 1:25-mc-332 (Furman)
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