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Niger is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 23 August 1965 
  • Deposit of Ratification: 14 November 1966
  • Entry into Force: 14 December 1966
  • Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Niger has designated “Tribunal de Première Instance dans le ressort duquel la sentence arbitral doit être exécutée” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
  • Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Niger enacted the Loi No. 68-06 du 12 février 1968 autorisant le Président de la République à ratifier la Convention internationale pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements entre Etats et ressortissants d’autres Etats, signée par le plénipotentiaire du Niger à Washington le 23 août 1965 (Off. Gaz. 4, February 15, 1968, p. 119) to make the Convention effective in their jurisdiction.
  • Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Niger has made the following panel designations effective until 1 April 1997:
    - Mr. Hamidou ABDOURAHAMANE: Directeur des Opérations à la BIAO
    - Mr. Amani Issaka BAWA: Directeur du Financement des Investissements
    - Mrs. Brigitte DIA: Directrice de l’Industrie et de la Promotion des Investissements Privés
    - Mr. Dodo Dan GADO
    - Mr. Seyni ABDOU: Chef de Division au Secrétariat Général Ministère de la Promotion
    - Mr. Maïnassara MAÏDAGI: Président de la Cour d’Appel
    - Mr. Adamou NAMATA: Directeur, Division Internationale de la Société Nigérienne de Banque
    - Mr. Seyni YAYE: Avocat à la Cour

Niger is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Date of Accession: 14 October 1964
  • Entry into Force: 12 January 1965

Niger is not a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Niger is not a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Niger is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 20 September 1960

Official State Name: Republic of Niger - République du Niger - Jamhuriyar Nijar

Official Language: French

Recognised Regional Languages: Hausa, Fulfulde, Gulmancema, Kanuri, Zarma, Tamasheq

Capital: Niamey

Motto: "Fraternité, Travail, Progrès" (French) "Fraternity, Work, Progress"

Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)

Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)

International Calling Code: +227

Internet TLD: .ne

Location of Niger within the African Union

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