Mealey's ( April 17, 2023, 4:42 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C — A Belgian military contractor who signed two agreements with the Republic of Guinea but never received payment from the country is entitled to default judgment on its request to confirm two arbitration awards and a French court judgment against the African country because Guinea never appeared before the court, a District of Columbia federal judge found in granting the company’s motion for default judgment....