Region: Niger

A French state-owned nuclear fuels company has filed a second claim against Niger over its uranium mining investments – having already filed a case against the state over a separate project.

22 January 2025

A French nuclear fuels company has filed a claim against Niger over the revocation of its licence for a uranium project, less than two weeks after the state was hit with a case from another uranium mining investor. 

20 December 2024

A Canadian investor has launched an ICSID claim against Niger over the revocation of its mining rights for a uranium project.

10 December 2024

A Scottish airport services group has asked a US court to register an ICSID award that it won against Niger more than a decade ago.

20 February 2024

A Paris court has refused to block enforcement of a US$26 million award against Niger, despite allegations of fraudulent collusion between the arbitrator, claimant and witness - holding that judicial review of an order confirming an international arbitration award is not allowed.

15 September 2017

Following its controversial set aside of an award against Guinea, the OHADA Common Court of Justice and Arbitration in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has confirmed a US$28 million award against Niger over a cancelled contract to produce electronic and biometric passports.

31 August 2016

13 November 2015