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Divide and Rule Even political instability may sometimes be quite comfortable environment for oil production 🌟 Fighters from the Patriotic Movement for Freedom and Justice (MPLJ)have attacked a section of the oil pipeline near the Agadem oil fields in eastern Niger. There may be casualties among the Niger army soldiers at the site. ➡️ The MPLJ emerged in August 2024 as a splinter group from the Patriotic Liberation Front and presents itself as a movement fighting for the liberation of the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and the return to constitutional rule. ❓ Its methods of restoring the constitutional rule are rather peculiar. In June 2024, the Patriotic Liberation Front disabled part of the pipeline in the Dosso region, while third-party monitors recorded several rebel attacks on forces guarding the route. ➡️ This pipeline transports crude from the Agadem field across Niger to the Beninese port of Sèmè, covering a distance of about 2,000 kilometers. It is central to a project backed by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). There is nothing good about the Chinese pumping out Niger’s oil — but there is even less benefit in a situation where Nigerien rebels kill Nigerien soldiers while the Chinese continue pumping all the same. Devils Below