The BBC posted on 22 June 2024 an article titled "Niger Confirms Anti-Junta Rebels Behind Oil Attack" by Lucy Fleming and Tchima Illa Issoufou.
Niger has confirmed that the Patriotic Liberation Front fighting for the release of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum was behind the attack on a Chinese-operated oil pipeline last week. There is also an ongoing dispute between Niger and Benin, where the pipeline discharges its oil for export.
