Within months, amid growing domestic pressure and concerns over the humanitarian and economic consequences of the sanctions, Nigeria restored electricity exports to Niger. From this perspective, Nigeria’s decision to deepen cooperation with France has become another source of tension in the bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Niger. When Niger experienced acute fuel shortages in 2025, Nigeria came to its assistance by providing 300 truckloads of petroleum products. Likewise, despite the deterioration in political relations, Nigeria donated patrol vehicles to Niger in order to support the expected joint efforts against terrorism, banditry and transnational crimes along their common frontier. Political disagreements may strain official relations, but they cannot erase centuries of kinship, shared culture, religious affinity and economic interdependence.