Tag: Niger
Release of two Moroccan cyclists kidnapped at the border between Burkina Faso and Niger
Two Moroccan cyclists, missing on the border between Burkina Faso and Niger, have been found safe and sound after being kidnapped in April, the Moroccan news agency MAP announced on…
Niger dismantles networks of traffickers of tramadol and pregabalin drugs
In Niger, the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking last week dismantled two networks of traffickers of opiate drugs, which are often diverted for non-medical use. He…
Niger: French uranium giant Orano makes a new start
In Niger, after several years of negotiations, the French nuclear giant Orano (ex-Areva) and Niamey have just signed a global partnership agreement to exploit the country’s uranium deposits. This new…
UN calls for protection of girls from child marriage
The United Nations recalled this week, in a press release published on Tuesday 4 April, that in Niger, ” girls have the right to be protected from early marriage “.…
mercenaries and foreign forces at the center of Abdoulaye Bathily’s visit to 3 neighboring countries
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General concluded this week a first tour in three neighboring countries located in the south of Libya: Sudan, Chad and Niger. During this…
Niger – Algeria: the Fennecs provide the essentials and will compete in CAN 2023, the summary
Thanks to a goal from Baghdad Bounedjah scored in the first minutes of play, Algeria won against Niger (1-0) and won their ticket for CAN 2023 on Monday March 27.…
In Togo, President Bazoum stopped at the port of Lomé, an essential cog in Niger’s trade
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has completed his 48-hour working visit to Lomé. During this essentially economic trip, Mohamed Bazoum visited the facilities of the autonomous port of Lomé, one of…
the journalist back on French soil
Journalist Olivier Dubois landed in France on March 21, 2023 at Villacoublay air base, the day after the announcement of his release after almost 2 years of captivity in Mali.…
what role did Niger play?
French journalist Olivier Dubois is therefore free after more than 700 days spent in the hands of his captors from the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (Jnim). After this…
American Jeffery Woodke released alongside journalist Olivier Dubois
Along with French journalist Olivier Dubois, American aid worker Jeffery Woodke was also released. He had been kidnapped six years ago. With our correspondent in Washington, Guillaume Naudin. Jeffery Woodke…