A Chinese state-owned petroleum company has suspended all construction at the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger after “terrorist” attacks, AFP learnt from the company Wednesday. The suspension comes after a series of attacks on Niger’s oil infrastructure in recent months, including one claimed by rebels seeking to return the coup-hit Sahel nation’s democratically elected president to power. The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said that “the security situation at the site has deteriorated” after “terrorist groups” carried out a “number of attacks targeting oil projects” on June 12. “All construction projects on the Agadem site have been suspended and the
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