In August 2019, former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, ordered the closure of Nigeria’s land borders to all movement of goods, with no time frame given for the reopening. Arbitrary trade protectionist measures across West Africa like the Buhari’s border closure directive are by no means
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