Benin attack: Army suffers heavy losses in Niger - BBC
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...
What's behind the dispute between Benin and Niger? - France 24
Jul 2, 2024 · Benin and Niger are locked in a growing diplomatic row that has damaged their economies and seen Niger's military rulers switch off a key oil pipeline.
Benin blocks Niger oil exports over border dispute - BBC
May 9, 2024 · Benin has prevented neighbouring Niger from using its port to export its first crude oil, as a border dispute rages between the two nations. President Patrice Talon's government is demanding...
Niger considers routing oil through Chad after Benin dispute
Jun 26, 2024 · A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as a result of...
Niger-Benin oil pipeline: Junta admits rebels attack - BBC News
Jun 22, 2024 · Footage aired on state-run broadcaster Tele Sahel on Friday evening showed the damage in Niger's southern Zinder region, with an oil spill stretching out into the bush. The pipeline was formally...
Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed ... - Associated Press News
Jun 23, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as a result of last year’s coup that toppled the West African nation’s democratic government.
Attaque au Bénin : L'armée subit de lourdes pertes lors d'un ... - BBC
1 day ago · Role, BBC News 10 janvier 2025, 07:26 GMT Les forces béninoises ont subi de lourdes pertes lors d'une attaque près de la frontière avec le Niger et le Burkina Faso, pays en proie à l ...
Niger resumes oil exports via Benin after suspension | Reuters
Aug 21, 2024 · Landlocked Niger has resumed crude oil exports via Benin after a dispute between the countries halted the flow of oil through a new Chinese-funded pipeline to the West African coast,...
Attack Kills 28 Beninese Troops Near Niger, Burkina Border
2 days ago · Benin in January 2022 deployed nearly 3,000 troops to secure its borders as part of Operation Mirador. The country's authorities also recruited 5,000 additional personnel to reinforce security in ...
Niger Junta Agrees to Talks to Repair Ties With Benin - U.S. News ...
Jul 3, 2024 · NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's junta has agreed to talks with Benin's government, led by two former Benin presidents, to help restore relations after a coup in Niger last year led to the border...