US eyes investment In Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline
This week, the minister visited Washington to attend the 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. His Moroccan counterpart, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, also participated in the gatherings.
The project enjoys the backing of Nigeria's federal government, in contrast to the difficulties faced by the Nigeria-Niger-Algeria pipeline, which has been hampered by crises in the Sahel and strained relations between Abuja and Niamey, and more recently between Niamey and Algiers.
As a reminder, Amina Benkhadra, Director General of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), presented the significant progress of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) on March 6 in Washington. Her presentation took place during an event organized by an American think tank on the sidelines of the «Powering Africa Summit», which focused on energy partnerships between the United States and Africa.
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