Niger seems to have settled its border dispute with Benin. The country is resuming its oil exports.

According to government officials, Niger has resumed oil exports after resolving a border dispute with neighboring Benin. Crude shipments were halted in June due to the closure of the oil pipeline by China National Petroleum Corp, a problem that has now been resolved thanks to an agreement between

The Beninese Minister of Energy and the Prime Minister of Niger confirm the resumption of crude loading, signaling the resumption of operations at the Sèmè Kpodji terminal.

However, the two countries have now reached an agreement, as confirmed by the Beninese Minister of Energy, Samou Adambi, who said that the loading of crude oil had begun. The resumption of exports was also confirmed by the office of Niger's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine

Crude shipments were halted in June when Niger shut down an oil pipeline operated by China National Petroleum Corp. that connects the Agadem oil field to the Sèmè Kpodji terminal in Benin. The suspension was due to tensions at the border.