Un communiqué rendu publique à la fin d' une réunion des ministres de L'Énergie, held on Saturday in Niamey, mentions that Niger is committed to supplying diesel to several neighboring countries for R&D. meet their energy needs

Le Minister of Energy of Chad, Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye, indicated at the meeting of energy ministers that a memorandum of understanding on the supply of diesel fuel has been adopted and signed by Niger in Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali. This meeting testifies to the desire of these countries to strengthen their cooperation, especially in terms of energy needs. Mali , Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, "serif"> are all ruled by military regimes. The first three countries are grouped together in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in order to form a confederation