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

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

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. [...]

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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

Benin
Popular Chinese ambassador heads back to Beijing

In Focus | Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Spotlight | Benin
Patrice Talon's lieutenants manoeuvre into position

Niger
Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

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

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

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

Niger
Junta and CNPC keen to complete Agadem pipeline

Benin, Niger
Talon seeks to reassure Xi Jinping over CNPC-Agadem pipeline

Benin
Tullow veterans line up to revive Sèmè as Zenith snaps at their heels