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Workers from Niger and China are seen on the construction site of an oil pipeline in the region of Gaya, Niger, on October 10, 2022.
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Workers from Niger and China are seen on the construction site of an oil pipeline in the region of Gaya, Niger, on October 10, 2022.
Both West African countries had been in agreement on operating Africa’s longest crude oil pipeline, but diplomatic tension may put the project in jeopardy.