Niger-Benin border standoff deepens as trade collapse bites

Legit | 12-06-2025 06:22pm |

Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty and French influence have hardened into a stand-off throttling trade and paralysing ties between the west African neighbours.

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