‘A great hardship’: Niger-Benin tensions halt travel across border • FRANCE 24 English

‘A great hardship’: Niger-Benin tensions halt travel across border • FRANCE 24 English

almost a month all travelers heading to nishir have been forced to stop in CI a town about 100 km from the Benes border among them a man who just arrived from Acra GH he is trended desperately trying to reach his family it is really difficult I don’t know when I will be able to get home and be with my family I don’t know which way to go I am lost for the love of God I wish all this would end the recent military cre in Yami sparked a diplomatic reft between ner and Benin this major road through Malon has been shut down since the regime change preventing 3 to 4,000 daily travelers from Crossing before the closure all these people used to come down to malville now they are all forced to go to their respective destination by other means we have to make a day go through Nigeria and Aria it would be a great hardship AMU traveled regularly to Miami for cardiac treatment she feels the financial burden returning home through Nigeria and traveling through ner is difficult if you don’t have at least 50,000 in your pocket for the trip I pray that peace will return to our two countries so that people can come and go as they used to because since the borders closed things have been bad here in the north am a retire hasn’t seen his wife and three kids in N for months it’s been a nightmare since the Border closed we only communicate through WhatsApp we’ll just have to wait until the Border reopens it used to take 5 hours to reach Nami from the malville river crossing however with the current detours rough roads and nerian Customs delays the same trip now takes 10 hours for now the idea of reopening the border is on hold as talks between the two Nations have hit a road block

Tensions between Benin and Niger have caused significant disruptions for travellers, with the closure of the once-thriving Niger River crossing. The closure followed the military coup in Niamey, which sparked a diplomatic rift between the two countries. The major road has been shut down since the regime change, preventing up to 4,000 daily travellers from crossing.
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