Benin-Niger spat: China may try to mediate to access crude oil from ‘its’ pipeline Tensions between Benin and Niger have escalated since the military coup in the latter in July 2023, with the borders between both countries remaining closed and with Benin preventing Niger from using its port to export its crude oil, mostly bound […]
A U.N monitoring group released a report on the situation in Libya warning that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is focusing its attention on the North African country with its base in Sirte. The report stated that militants in Sirte are much more controlled by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader, and slogans […]
Trade between Nigeria and neighboring Niger has bounced back since the West African bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions on the latter coup-hit country, just as the president of the ECOWAS Commission admits Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso’s withdrawal will cost the regional bloc as much as US$1 billion. In January 2024, the three countries led by military […]
