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Benin allows ‘one-off’ export of Niger oil, but keeps wider ban in place


Issue 506 - 21 May 2024 - By Marc Howard | 2 minute read

Benin’s President Patrice Talon has allowed the temporary lifting of the inaugural cargo from the Niger-Benin Export Pipeline, after his 8 May bombshell announcement that Cotonou would not allow exports until Niamey reopened its side of the border, write Virgile Ahissou in Cotonou and Marc Howard.

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