Tag: Niger
After Mali, Niger also signs for Russian satellites
After Mali, Friday November 1, 2024, Niamey signed an agreement with the Russian company Glavkosmos for the acquisition of three satellites. Once deployed, this equipment should strengthen the fight against…
a convoy of trucks carrying goods attacked near Téra
In Niger, a convoy of trucks transporting goods, coming from Lomé via Burkina Faso, was attacked on Friday, November 1 in Niger by jihadist groups. It happened near Pétèl Kolé,…
In Niger, relatives of Bazoum and rebel leaders registered in a security file
In Niger, ten new people are registered on the FPGE, the file of people or entities involved in acts of terrorism or in offenses harming the interests of the nation.…
four ex-ministers still detained despite a court decision to release them
In Niger, on July 29, the courts ordered the provisional release of four former ministers of ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. Arrested after the July 26 coup, all four are being…
Hama Amadou, former Prime Minister, died at the age of 74
On Wednesday evening, a major Nigerian political figure, Hama Amadou, died of a devastating attack of malaria while he was being transported to the Niamey general referral hospital. Aged 74,…
Niger bans exports of rice and cereals except to Mali and Burkina Faso
Exports of rice and cereals banned in Niger. Only the two neighbors allied within the AES, Burkina Faso and Mali, will be able to receive Nigerien foodstuffs. Measure decided by…
Niger breaks further with France by renaming several places – L’Express
Farewell Avenue de Gaulle and Place de la Francophonie: the military regime in power in Niger renamed, on Tuesday October 15, several historic places in the capital Niamey, until now…
Transparency International highlights the concentration of power in the hands of the military
Transparency International Niger publishes its report on governance in the country since the coup d’état of July 26, 2023 which overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. Nearly 15 months after the CNSP…
Beninese pan-Africanist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris
Kemi Seba was arrested in Paris. According to information from RFI, Le Monde and AFP, the Beninese activist was arrested on Monday October 14 in the French capital. The polemicist,…
Rhissa Ag Boula, former advisor to Mohamed Bazoum, claims his “Nigerian nationality”
Three days after the decision of the Nigerien government to temporarily strip nine relatives of former President Mohamed Bazoum of their nationality in a coup on July 26, 2023, former…