Niger’s first oil exports
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 20 May 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, Niger is on the verge of becoming a regional oil major, and western countries are trying to replace a UN body that monitors compliance with international sanctions on North Korea.
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president crashes
Border dispute hinders Niger’s China-built oil pipeline
Russia has stopped UN from monitoring North Korea sanctions. Who is watching Kim?
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| 0:00.0 | The UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.0 | Learn more at equinore. |
| 0:10.0 | At equinore. UK. Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, May 20th, and this is your |
| 0:17.4 | F.T. News briefing. Rescuers spent hours on Sunday looking for a helicopter carrying Iran's president, |
| 0:26.0 | and a border dispute is complicating Niger's rise as an oil titan in West Africa. |
| 0:32.0 | Plus, Russia has stopped the UN for monitoring sanctions on North Korea. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm Kasha Bousalyan and here's the news you need to start your day. State media in Iran are saying that a helicopter carrying President Abraham |
| 1:00.7 | Riesi crashed yesterday. |
| 1:02.9 | The country's foreign minister was also on board. |
| 1:06.1 | They were coming back from Isher by Jean after inaugurating a joint dam project. |
| 1:11.1 | As of late Sunday night, officials still hadn't provided any details about their condition. |
| 1:16.8 | The accident happened in a remote part of Iran and weather could have been a big factor. Rescue team spent hours on Sunday trudging through rain and fog, |
| 1:26.0 | just trying to find the crash site. |
| 1:28.0 | Raiysee was elected back in 2021, |
| 1:31.0 | and he's close to the country's powerful revolutionary guards and the |
| 1:35.4 | Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hamane. In fact, Raise is seen as a top candidate |
| 1:41.1 | to replace Hamane, who's 85. |
| 1:44.0 | Nieger is on the cusp of becoming an oil powerhouse. |
| 1:54.4 | For the first time ever, the West African country can export crude. |
| 1:58.5 | That's thanks to a new pipeline that connects its oil fields to ports in the neighboring country of Benin. |
| 2:05.0 | And it's supposed to be a big game changer for Niezier. |
| 2:08.2 | But oil isn't really flowing just yet. |
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