Tag: Niger
Glez’s view of the coup in Niger
The army seizes power in Niamey. Officers announce the dismissal of President Mohamed Bazoum and the suspension of institutions. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea… Niger is the 4th country in West…
They detained President Bazoum during the coup in Niger! The UN Secretary General made a statement about the President: “The situation is very serious…”
Speaking at the press conference held at the UN’s headquarters in New York, Secretary General Antonio Guterres made statements about President Mohamed Bazoum. When asked about Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum,…
Coup d’etat in Niger: General Tchiani’s first appearance as “president of the CNSP”
General Tchiani, head of the Nigerien presidential guard, spoke on national television on July 28, 2023 as “president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland”, a CNSP…
The precarious situation of Rwandans tried by the ICTR stranded in Niger
One of the 8 Rwandans transferred to Niger by the UN mechanism in charge of the last cases of the ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) died in Niamey, at…
Migration flows up sharply in Niger, according to IOM
Several hundred people died or went missing on the irregular migratory routes that cross Niger to North Africa, through the desert, during the first quarter of this year. This is…
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…