Amazon Watch an earlier court's dismissal on the basis of "forum non conveniens." Thus, legal proceedings were started in Ecuador in 2003. Amazon Watch supports the Ecuadorian plaintiffs by publishing a press kit alleging that Chevron (corporate successor to Texaco) should be held accountable for the dumping of of toxic waste water into a region of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest inhabited by more than 30,000 people – purported to be one of the largest oil related contaminations ever, far exceeding that of the Exxon Valdez disaster. A 2011 decision in Ecuador ordered Chevron to pay $9.5 billion. Ecuador's Supreme Court in 2013 affirmed
MTN $5.2 billion fine in the country. The reduced fine must be paid within a period of three years. The telecommunication company also promised to list its stock on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. According to Premium Times, Ferdi said that "MTN will pay the NCC the sum of N330 billion in full and final settlement of the fine in line with an agreed payment plan,". In line with the agreement, the last tranche of the bill will be paid on 31 May 2019. The minister of communication in Nigeria, Adebayo Shittu, confirmed the payment of $254 million, the first tranche of the three-installments settlement