Niamey, Niger, May 7, 2025 (AFP) - Jihadists disrupt crucial wood supplies in Niger capital

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2025-05-07

Trucks, camel caravans and donkeys returning at nightfall laden with enormous cargoes of wood are becoming a rare sight in Niger's capital as jihadists encroach on forested areas. It has left Niamey, a city of nearly two million, struggling to obtain crucial wood supplies from the country's southwestern region, close to Burkina Faso where the jihadists have banned the trade in timber. Ninety percent of households in the city use wood for cooking......

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