JUST IN: Niger Ends Ties with China in Dramatic Shift from Longstanding Alliance 

  In a stunning flex of nationalist muscle, Niger’s military junta has expelled top Chinese oil executives and shuttered a landmark Chinese hotel—tearing through the facade of Beijing’s long-touted “win-win cooperation” with Africa. The abrupt move saw executives from three major Chinese oil firms—China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Société de Raffinage de Zinder (SORAZ), and the Read More