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Spotlight | Niger
Chinese major CNPC's relations with junta still fraught

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SONIDEP headquarters, Niamey, February 2020.
SONIDEP headquarters, Niamey, February 2020. © Joerg Boethling/Imago via Reuters

Short of funds, the government regularly exerts pressure on CNPC. The latest development concerned the loss of the Bilma block, which triggered a visit to Niamey by a top official from the state oil major.

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