Politics

Niger stops pipeline oil flows after Benin hands down jail sentences

Three Nigeriens arrested in Benin’s Seme port — terminus of a $5 billion oil pipeline — have received suspended jail sentences

A video frame grab of General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of Niger’s military junta.
A video frame grab of General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of Niger’s military junta.Photo: ORTN/TELE SAHEL/AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 18 June 2024, 10:19Updated 18 June 2024, 10:19