Benin and Niger are locked in a growing diplomatic row that has damaged their economies and seen Niger's military rulers switch off a key oil.

COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin President Patrice Talon said Niger has not responded to his country's concerns and his Nigerien counterpart did not meet with Benin's mining minister on a visit this week ...

Benin has provisionally reversed its decision to block exports of crude oil from Niger via its port and agreed to hold a meeting between the two countries, the West African nation's mines minister ...

In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, ...

Niger’s vital oil exports to Benin’s port of Seme-Kpodji resumed in late 2024 via a cross-border pipeline after months of disruption. Uranium shipments from northern Niger remain stalled, ...

Niger agreed to the talks after a meeting between its military leader General Abdourahamane Tiani and Benin's former presidents Thomas Boni Yayi and Nicephore Soglo on June 24, according to a ...

A prosecutor in Benin said authorities had detained on Wednesday five Niger nationals for allegedly entering Benin's Seme-Kpodji pipeline terminal under false pretences, deepening a dispute over ...

The prime minister of Niger said neighboring Benin had violated trade agreements between the two nations and Niger’s Chinese partner by blocking crude shipments from Benin.

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 ...