Niger oil exports under threat, as Patriotic Liberation Front warns of more pipeline attacks
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Recent months have seen a series of attacks by armed rebels on the Nigerien pipeline designed to carry oil from Niger to Benin for international export. This massive pipeline was built with the help of a Chinese company, but now faces significant threats, just as Niger’s crude oil exports are crucial to the country’s growth plans. Report by Harold Girard and Lucas Philippe.