At airports, some shops and services offer tax refunds for tourists, a perk for those making significant purchases during their stay.

The oil pipeline connects the Agadem oil fields in southeastern Niger to the Benin coast. Another operation in June killed seven soldiers in Benin in a national park on the Burkina Faso border.

Benin on Tuesday protested remarks by Niger's ruling junta chief accusing its neighbour of involvement in terrorist acts and summoned a Nigerien diplomat "for clarifications".

Morocco’s leading port operator, Marsa Maroc (MSA.CS), will invest an undisclosed amount in Damerjog Oil FZE, a company planning to develop an oil and gas port on Djibouti’s Gulf of Aden coastline,” ...

The pipeline was formally launched at the end of last year and links Niger's Agadem oilfield to Benin’s coast - and is set to be vital to both economies. But its future has been in jeopardy ...