{"id":643,"date":"2024-12-16T03:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T03:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/?p=643"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:24:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:24:49","slug":"what-is-the-situation-with-niger-and-its-southern-neighbours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/what-is-the-situation-with-niger-and-its-southern-neighbours\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the situation with Niger and its southern neighbours?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"643\" class=\"elementor elementor-643\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c1f20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71c1f20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d21ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63d21ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the situation with Niger and its southern neighbours?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c58847 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2c58847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4010c29 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 16, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d951f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74d951f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84bcd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a84bcd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3700cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3700cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8dca1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8dca1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-670\" alt=\"Niger isolating from the rest of the world - BAC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Niger-isolating-from-the-rest-of-the-world-BAC.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fec41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51fec41\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5f956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5f956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eighteen months after a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat, Niger\u2019s trade routes remain in flux. Understand the implications of border closures, alternative routes, and the precarious security situation for commercial traffic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95846c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95846c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be34e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be34e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the last Coup d\u2019Etat on 26th July 2023 resulting in tensions with its immediate neighbours, Niger closed its borders, effectively isolating the country from the rest of the world. Eighteen months on, borders are still shut to commercial traffic.<\/p><p>Niger\u2019s southern border is shared with Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso. The first two are coastal countries and their ports are considered natural entry ports for Niger. Without access to these ports, no goods can be imported or exported pushing Niger to more economic precarity for a country with very little manufacturing industries. Today, the situation remains very fragile.<\/p><p>The only way to import or export your goods to\/from Niger (apart from airfreight) is to use the long route from ports of Cotonou, Lome or even Tema is through Burkina Faso and the Tera border crossing at the extreme western border. This means major cost increases, security issues and transit time delays.<\/p><p>The route is through the \u201c3 border zone\u201d infamous for high jihadists attacks. Trucks are not allowed to pass through this zone without military escorts. Authorities have organised escorts but they are unscheduled and only depart when sufficient numbers of trucks have accumulated. It is not unusual to see convoys consisting of 2,000 + trucks and it can take anything from 4 to 6 weeks to go through this zone alone!<\/p><p>Situation is improving gradually though, Benin announced the re-opening of its border with Niger. Nigeria border is rumoured to be open but no commercial vehicles have been seen going through. 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