Les mesures prises par la CEDEAO contre le Niger après le coup d' Etat du July 26 creates significant local turmoil. These sanctions are a logistical headache

World Food Programme officials perceived the border closure as a humanitarian disaster, and food and medicine cannot reach the country. According to Armand Hounto, a port expert and specialist in African corridors, “with successive crises, shippers in hinterland countries are taking measures to reduce damage and mitigate risks: they are turning to alternative solutions in terms of ports and corridors to secure their supplies”. Logistics operators believe that the situation is taking a complicated turn. Centrimex, a commissioner specializing in West Africa, indicated that several actions can be taken. The group first opts for a transitional solution, which is to “redirect containers to other ports with the approval of customers and on their request”.