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Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began

Jun. 23, 2024 01:15 AM EDT

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. ...

Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake

Jun. 19, 2024 18:55 PM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a report said Wednesday, the latest trend in the militants' movements to wealthier West African coastal nations. ...