https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-jihadis-west-africa-9032a0e1161551ffcfde4b785f6cf74a
But a threat like this is only effective before it is implemented.
Development aid from both the European Union and the U.S., constituting 40% of Niger's budget, had been halted after the coup.
“The impact of sanctions on Niger, particularly those similar to the ones placed on Mali, could potentially disrupt the pipeline project and affect Chinese investments,” said Kai Xue, a Beijing-based investment lawyer with a focus on Africa, referring to the PetroChina project.
The $4 billion pipeline project — that will link Niger's Agadem oil field to Benin's Cotonou port — was touted by Niger's government then as being the biggest investment in the country since it gained independence from France in 1960.
PetroChina has had a presence in Niger since 2011 when it formed a joint venture with the government to produce oil from the Agadem site. The current project was agreed in 2019 and if completed, it will be the longest cross-border crude oil pipeline in Africa. Contracted by China National Petroleum Corp., the pipeline is now over 75% complete and set to begin commercial oil transportation in late 2023. Niger's government then had said that the oil pipeline could generate up to a quarter of the country's gross domestic product and half its tax revenue eventually, up from 4% and 19%, respectively.
China's Sinopec had also signed an agreement with Niger's government in May for further cooperation in oil and gas projects. But China's interests in Niger extend beyond oil, encompassing solar power plants, agriculture development, infrastructure and construction.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Niger-tensions-threaten-Chinese-projects-as-dam-building-stops
Let's see if money talks