Africa: Nigeria-Niger-Benin – Cross-Border Trade Resumes Amid Security Risks

The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains.

The 9 February official reopening of the Tsamiya-Kamba corridor between Nigeria, Niger and Benin could offer a much-needed boost to trade, supply chains and cross-border livelihoods after seven years of border closures and diplomatic tensions.

But unless the three states also address the insecurity and mistrust shaping their borderlands, gains may prove short-lived.

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