| Republic of Niger
Was Sued in SDNY for its $35M
Upper E Side Building Now Says
Settling
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Aug 11 รข€“ 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. On February 9
Judge Furman held a telephone
conference. Niger did not
appear (Inner City Press did,
and when asked said it does
not represent the Republic of
Niger). Judge Furman said
to give Niger more time, to
Fed Ex them on the Continent
and serve DC. Jump cut to
August 11, when Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman - also
going a pro bono habeas corpus
case in SDNY - wrote in for
the Republic of Niger, with
its adversary's permission, to
advise the Court that parties
have reached an agreement in
principle and want to suspend
the proceedings for one week. The case is Menzies Middle East and Africa SA v. Republic of Niger, 1:25-mc-332 (Furman)
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