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Vol 60 No 20

Published 11th October 2019


Benin

Protectionism and patronage

A bid by President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the smuggling of rice and petrol is turning into a cross-border political fight

Ten months after its inauguration the new integrated frontier crossing between Nigeria and Benin at Sémé Kraké on the key Lagos-Cotonou corridor was closed to most trade on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari, together with all other official crossing points on the 900km land frontier between the two countries. The restrictions are cutting back regional trade sharply.

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