Niger
Chinese major CNPC unable to calm tensions with the junta

Niger's Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Changsha, central China on 11 June 2025.
Niger's Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Changsha, central China on 11 June 2025. © Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua/AFP
The Chinese government is failing to find ways to ease tensions between the CNPC and the military in Niamey. The reason: a pressing demand for fresh funding from the transitional authorities. [...]
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