The head of the Beninese government authorizes the loading of the first ship that anchors in Beninese waters.

Benin is taking another step to demonstrate its good faith in the normalization of its relations with Niger. Indeed, the Head of Government surprises Nigeriens by showing his good faith in returning to good neighbours with Niger. He thus authorized the loading of the first ship that anchored in Beninese waters. According to the Beninese Minister of Water and Mines in his press briefing, “Benin has no intention of harming either the interests of the State of Niger or those of our common partners”. The general interest and the good of the peoples between the two borders take precedence over the disagreements and misunderstandings between the two governments

According to the Beninese minister, “it is important to note that this temporary and temporary authorization as mentioned in the Niger Customs letter cannot be established as a rule of conduct for the normal operation of the pipeline, which must be done in a normal framework of relations between States”.