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Tankers at Marseille port on 17 October 2010. © Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France

The law of supply and demand has determined the destination of the first shipment of oil from the Agadem zone. It will be unloaded in Marseille, in the south of France.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2024

The president of Benin, Patrice Talon, in Cotonou on 7 March 2024. © Ute Grabowsky/Imago Images/Reuters

Beijing dispatches delegation to Cotonou in bid to reach deal over CNPC oil

Breaking news published on 15/05/24, at 12:45 pm GMT - Patrice Talon quietly welcomed a Chinese delegation on the morning of 15 May. And it has succeeded in obtaining concessions from the president on the thorny issue of Agadem oil.

Subscribers only Energy 15.05.2024

Patrice Talon, at the Marina Palace in Cotonou, in July 2022. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

Talon uses CNPC oil as bargaining chip in stand-off with Nigerien junta

The decision on 6 May to ban Chinese tankers from anchoring in the Beninese port of Sèmè is a sign of the failure of the negotiations that have been taking place between Niamey and Cotonou over the last few months.

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.2024

Orano CEO Nicolas Maes (left) and the Nigerien prime minister, Ali Lamine Zeine. © Boureima Hama/AFP - AFP

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Junta calls bluff of foreign uranium miners

Despite issuing a series of ultimatums to the uranium mining companies, the Nigerien authorities are struggling to find real alternatives. The problem is illustrated by the Imouraren project of the French group Orano.

Subscribers only Mining 09.05.2024

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

With France's diplomats increasingly less interested in becoming ambassadors in Africa, French army generals look ready to step into their shoes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.05.2024

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Illustrated by Julien Pacaud © Photomontage - O. de Maismont/A. Blin/B. Boureima/Khamenei.ir/AFP/Iranian Presidency/Malian Presidency/Screenshot Office Radio-TV NIger

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 30.04.2024

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

The 10 or so French ambassadors posted in ECOWAS capitals will gather in Cotonou, Benin for their traditional annual conference on 25-26 April.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.04.2024

Bazoum to be allowed visitors?

Under house arrest since 26 July 2023, the former president of Niger has asked to be allowed to see his family.

Subscribers only Politics 18.04.2024

Niger uses Turkish trader BGN to pressure CNPC over state-owned oil sale

The junta has managed to obtain a cash injection of $400m in pre-financing from China National Petroleum Corp by playing oil traders off against each other.

Free access Energy 17.04.2024

US withholds armoured vehicles after junta ends military cooperation

The breakdown in military cooperation between the United States and Niger, announced on 16 March by General Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta, is likely to have a direct impact on the modernisation of the Forces Armées Nigériennes (FAN).

Subscribers only Defence 02.04.2024

Niger junta sends envoys to Doha in bid for economic help

The diplomatically isolated Niger junta is hoping that it can attract funds from the Gulf. It recently sent a delegation to Doha to that end.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.03.2024

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Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

The EU is grappling with the tricky issue of what to do with €70m it earmarked for the Nigerien army before the West African state was taken over by a military junta last year. Italy seems willing to work with Sahelian juntas, to the dismay of some other member states.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.03.2024

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

ECOWAS's plans to create a regional anti-terrorist force is still caught up on financing issues.

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2024

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

Interpol has been working for over a year on a project to create a regional police force in West Africa. Preliminary meetings are scheduled for next month.

Subscribers only Defence 18.03.2024

Niger's ambassador pulls out all the stops with Moroccan businesses

Following Morocco's proposal of an economic partnership with the Sahel countries, Niamey is jumping on the opportunity to revive projects ex-President Mohamed Bazoum had started.

Subscribers only Business 18.03.2024

Nigerien prime minister tries to reboot Moroccan investment

During a visit to Morocco in February, Ali Lamine Zeine discussed the Niamey corniche project with the chairman of the company promoting it, YMMY Finance Holding. He also talked to his opposite number, Aziz Akhannouch, about bilateral cooperation.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.03.2024

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Junta claims oil victory over China's CNPC

General Tchiani's government intends to develop the blocks where discoveries have already been made by the Chinese oil giant. The awarding of the Bilma block to SONIDEP presents Niger's state-owned company with a huge challenge.

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.2024

HQ of Niger's Petroleum Products Exploitation Company (SONIDEP) in Niamey.

French construction leader Sogea-Satom calls it quits

As a direct consequence of the July 2023 coup, Sogea-Satom has pulled the plug on its activities in Niger, where it had been operating for over 60 years.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 05.03.2024

Institut Choiseul to ramp up Africa presence

The French think-tank Institut Choiseul has been active in Africa since 2014 and now plans to increase its presence in 2024. This March, it will launch a club specifically dedicated to the continent.

Subscribers only Finance 26.02.2024

Junta deals fatal blow to military cooperation with Paris

Niger's military leader has recalled the country's defence attaché in Paris. And for the first time in nearly fifty years, Niamey will not be sending any of its officers to France for training.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.02.2024

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Oil and electricity sour junta leader's relations with Beijing

Junta chief Abdourahamane Tchiani is considering awarding the Bilma oil project to SONIDEP. But China's CNPC, Niger's biggest investor, which controls all the country's oil infrastructure, still has considerable leverage with the Agadem crude oil export pipeline.

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2024

EU prepares its disarmament programme in restive Lake Chad Basin

The European Union has commissioned a French expert to set up a €6m demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) programme for former jihadists in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger.

Subscribers only Defence 14.02.2024

General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

On 29 January, the Nigerien transition president met discreetly with Ahoua Don Mello, the West and Central Africa representative of the alliance formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 05.02.2024

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

Within the framework of SWAIMS, the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy, 12 coastal countries in West Africa have been selected to receive 24 fast rescue boats.

Subscribers only Defence 02.02.2024

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Khalifa Haftar cosies up to Nigerien junta with Putin's blessing

The strongman of eastern Libya is forging closer ties with the junta in Niamey with the approval of Moscow. The rapprochement is paving the way for an unprecedented alliance along the desert border between Niger and Libya, which migrants cross on their way to Europe.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.02.2024

General Khalifa Haftar (left) and General Abdourahamane Tchiani.

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CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France

Beijing dispatches delegation to Cotonou in bid to reach deal over CNPC oil

Talon uses CNPC oil as bargaining chip in stand-off with Nigerien junta

Spotlight
Junta calls bluff of foreign uranium miners

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

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US withholds armoured vehicles after junta ends military cooperation

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Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

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Junta claims oil victory over China's CNPC

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Junta deals fatal blow to military cooperation with Paris

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Oil and electricity sour junta leader's relations with Beijing

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CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France

Beijing dispatches delegation to Cotonou in bid to reach deal over CNPC oil

Talon uses CNPC oil as bargaining chip in stand-off with Nigerien junta

Spotlight Junta calls bluff of foreign uranium miners

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

In Focus Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

Bazoum to be allowed visitors?

Niger uses Turkish trader BGN to pressure CNPC over state-owned oil sale

US withholds armoured vehicles after junta ends military cooperation

Niger junta sends envoys to Doha in bid for economic help

Spotlight Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

Niger's ambassador pulls out all the stops with Moroccan businesses

Nigerien prime minister tries to reboot Moroccan investment

Spotlight Junta claims oil victory over China's CNPC

French construction leader Sogea-Satom calls it quits

Institut Choiseul to ramp up Africa presence

Junta deals fatal blow to military cooperation with Paris

Spotlight Oil and electricity sour junta leader's relations with Beijing

EU prepares its disarmament programme in restive Lake Chad Basin

General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

Ructions over EU fast intervention boat contract

Spotlight Khalifa Haftar cosies up to Nigerien junta with Putin's blessing

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Spotlight
Junta calls bluff of foreign uranium miners

In Focus
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Spotlight
Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

Spotlight
Junta claims oil victory over China's CNPC

Spotlight
Oil and electricity sour junta leader's relations with Beijing

Spotlight
Khalifa Haftar cosies up to Nigerien junta with Putin's blessing