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Niger: Fuel Shortages Leave Drivers Stranded in Niamey

Officials say the export ban may keep more fuel at home, but production constraints and supply-chain gaps still leave recovery timing unclear.

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The cause of the shortages and when supplies will fully return to normal remain unclear, leaving motorists uncertain about when they will be able to fill their tanks without long waits.

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Fuel shortages have reached Niamey, the capital of Niger, where long lines formed outside gas stations on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Some stations are reportedly limiting distribution to 10 liters per person. This situation is due in particular to insufficient domestic production and a decrease in informal supplies from Nigeria… Read more Brief – Niger: Niamey faces fuel shortage, lines grow longer →

This video has been circulating on social media since dawn on Monday. It shows tankers leaving the Nigerien Petroleum Company (SONIDEP) depot during the night to supply gas stations in the capital. By the Mondafrique editorial team. In Zarma, the person filming says it is 6:00 a.m. […] This article, Niger: Emergency Solutions to Address Fuel Shortages, first appeared on Mondafrique.

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Nairametrics broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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