Tag: Niger
a borehole to relieve water shortages in the face of the arrival of Malian refugees
While the town of Tillia, in the north of the Tahoua region of Niger, is home to several thousand Malian refugee victims arriving every day, the desert area is without…
Nigeria inaugurates its first oil drilling outside the Niger Delta
After decades of oil exploitation in the Niger Delta, in the southeast, Nigeria is launching production sites in the northeast of the country. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday (November 22nd)…
The head of the Nigerien army in Benin to strengthen the fight against armed groups
The Chief of the General Staff of the Nigerien army ended a 48-hour visit to Benin on Saturday, November 12. He came to talk mainly about security issues with his…
the fight against terrorism at the heart of the visit of the Burkinabe transitional president
Transitional Burkinabe President Paul-Henri Damiba was in Niamey on Sunday September 11 to meet President Mohamed Bazoum. Security issues are of concern to neighboring leaders in the so-called “three borders”…
President Bazoum would have played a central role in the release of Suellen Tennyson
In the Sahel, the release of an American nun last week is the result of negotiations between the Nigerien authorities and the Support Group for Islam and Muslims. Sister Suellen…
deployment of security forces to prevent an M62 demonstration
The peaceful march followed by a meeting that a civil society collective was planning to organize this Wednesday morning is prohibited in Niamey. The organizers therefore decide to challenge the…
Emmanuel Macron wants to “rethink all” of French military devices in Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron held his traditional speech to the armies on Wednesday July 13, on the eve of the French national holiday. In his intervention intended for the Armed…
Mohamed Bazoum visits Ndjamena to discuss regional security
The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, arrived in Ndjamena in Chad on Tuesday July 12 at the end of the afternoon to ” a work and friendship visit “. The…
alert on the excessive consumption of wood for grilled tabaski mutton
Tabaski is celebrated this Saturday, July 9, in Niger. On this Muslim holiday, families share a sheep sacrificed the same day. Beyond the question of the costs engendered by these…
a hajj too expensive for many devotees
Niger, due to the high cost of the 2022 hajj and the quota for the number of pilgrims revised downwards by the Saudi authorities, several hundred Nigeriens were unable to…