Tag: Niger
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…
As disgusting as it sounds, they use human urine! Smells bad but yield increased by 30 percent
Located in West Africa, Niger is experiencing intense drought due to climate change. This causes crops to die and people to starve. The problem is so extreme that in 2014,…
The President of Niger visits Côte d’Ivoire, ahead of the ECOWAS summit in Accra
Mohamed Bazoum arrived this Thursday, June 23 for a 48-hour state visit to Côte d’Ivoire. A visit which comes as ECOWAS is holding a summit in Accra on July 3…
the appointment of Mahamadou Issoufou as mediator welcomed
In Burkina Faso, the political class and civil society are speaking out after the appointment of the former Nigerien president as mediator. The various actors hope that with his intervention,…
Niger suspends diesel exports to meet domestic consumption
This decision by Niamey was taken to protect its local consumption and fight against fraud. Indeed, for several days, smuggling has been organized in the direction of neighboring countries in…
Areva indicted for “unintentional injuries”
Areva was indicted on Monday May 30, 2022 for “unintentional injuries” in the Arlit hostage case. Information revealed this Thursday by AFP and Le Parisien-Today in France. Five French, a…
the number of migrants deported from Libya and Algeria to Niger up sharply according to MSF
Doctors Without Borders denounces the inhuman treatment inflicted on migrants expelled from Algeria and Libya. According to Jamal Mrrouch, MSF’s head of mission in Niger, some 70% of migrants picked…