Tag: Niger
58 defendants on the stand
The trial of the attempted military coup against the power of President Issoufou Mahamadou, on March 31, 2021, started in Niamey on Friday January 20. Fifty-eight defendants are present at…
Decade of Indigenous Languages: great cause of UNESCO
On December 13, 2022, UNESCO officially launched its International Decade of Indigenous Languages. This ten-year event aims to draw global attention to the need to preserve indigenous languages around the…
A case of embezzlement of several billion FCFA shakes the agricultural bank of Niger
After a control at the Bagri, the inspectors of the Centif discovered important embezzlements within the agricultural bank of Niger. With our correspondent in Niamey, Moussa Kaka It all started…
Germany maintains its military presence in Mali and Niger under conditions
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced Thursday, December 15 the active participation of Berlin in the new mission of the European Union for the training of local forces in 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…