12. Pleadings were closed on 20 April 2022 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 13. The Applicant prays the Court to order the Respondent State to take the following measures: i. Pay him, as soon as possible, the sum of Four Hundred and Twenty Million US dollars ($420,000,000) as compensation for the extrapatrimonial harm he suffered and continues to suffer as a result of the violation of his fundamental rights; ii. Implement the judgment of the African Court in the present Application, within a maximum period of six (6) months of delivery, failing which, the State shall pay him default interest calculated on the basis of the rate applicable by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), throughout the period of default and until full payment of the sums due; iii. Submit, within a maximum period of six (6) months from the date of delivery of the African Court’s judgment in the present Application, a report to the African Court on the status of implementation of the extrapatrimonial reparations awarded. 14. The Respondent State did not participate in the proceedings and thus did not make any prayers. V. DEFAULT BY THE RESPONDENT STATE 15. Rule 63(1) of the Rules provides that: Whenever a party does not appear before the Court, or fails to defend its case within the period prescribed by the Court, the Court may, on the 5