00tt2? ten: SOCOTRAC SARL, SOLEIL FM SARL, SIKKA TV SA, COMON SA, JLR SA, SGI L' ELITE, CAJAF SA, AGRO PLUS SA, IDEAL particular the following PRODUCTION SARL and BENIN OIL ENERGY SA. 26. He asserts that the decline in the turnover of COMON SA and SOCOTRAC SARL led to the devaluation of his company shares at the rate of 6070 and 45o/o respectively, that is, a loss of One billion eight hundred and twenty-one million fifty-five thousand six hundred and sixty-nine (1,821,055,669) CFA Francs for the former, and One hundred and thirty-nine million four hundred and seventy-one thousand and twentythree (139,471,023) CFA Francs for the latter; hence an estimated loss of One billion nine hundred and sixty million five hundred and twenty-six thousand six hundred and ninety-two (1,960,526,692) CFA Francs as of 31 December 2017. 27.The Applicant argues that the decline in his business is mainly due to the loss of confidence from his partners who terminated their goods supply contracts or cancelled creditfacilities. He adds that allthe companies in which he held shares were subjected to serious and arbitrary attacks causing him significant economic losses. 28. The Respondent State refutes any idea of reparation for the Applicant and argues that none of the conditions required by law to obtain reparation has been fulfilled. The Respondent State further argues that it is not enough to invoke prejudices to obtain reparation, but this must be sufficiently certain and there must be a link between the prejudice and the acts causing the prejudice. 29. On the basis of the foregoing, the Respondent State prays the Court to dismiss all the Applicant's claims for compensation as baseless and unjustified. l0 \-/z= @-