Benin authorities have arrested five Nigeriens at a port where Niger loads oil for export, sharply escalating a growing diplomatic dispute between the two West African nations.
A prosecutor in Benin said authorities had detained on Wednesday five Niger nationals for allegedly entering Benin's Seme-Kpodji pipeline terminal under false pretences, deepening a dispute over exports of crude oil from Niger via Benin.
A prosecutor in Benin
said authorities had detained on Wednesday five Niger nationals
for allegedly entering Benin s Seme-Kpodji pipeline terminal
under false pretences, deepening a dispute over. -June 06, 2024 at 05:08 pm EDT
- MarketScreener
Authorities in Benin have detained five Niger nationals for allegedly entering a pipeline terminal under false pretenses, escalating a dispute over crude oil exports between the two countries. This comes amidst strained relations following a July 2023 coup in Niger and subsequent sanctions imposed by the regional bloc ECOWAS.
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