May 20

• State of Emergency - Thousands Flee to Niger Republic

  Daily Trust

  Thousands of people including women and children have fled the border towns of Borno and Yobe states into Niger Republic to avoid being caught up in the military operation aimed at... Read more »

• International Borders Closed

  Daily Trust

  Nigeria's borders with Cameroon Republic, Niger and Chad have been closed as part of the implementation of the emergency rule imposed by President Goodluck Jonathan, authorities... Read more »

May 17

• ICRC Supports Herders in Agadez and Tillabery Areas [press release]

  ICRC

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is purchasing approximately 8,000 head of cattle from herdsmen in the Tillabery and Agadez areas (in the west and north of the... Read more »

May 15

• Protecting Niger's Desert Salt Pans

  IPS

  The Bilma community has mined the salt pans in the massive Ténéré desert region in northern Niger for centuries. But the threat of the ever-encroaching desert... Read more »

May 14

• DPR Bans Importation of Cooking Gas From Niger Republic

  This Day

  Apparently concerned about the impact on safety, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has banned the importation of high pressure Propane-laden Liquefied Petroleum Gas... Read more »

May 13

• Impending Threat of Deadly Malaria and Malnutrition Combination [press release]

  MSF

  The number of severely malnourished children expected to be treated in the Sahel region in 2013 amounts to 1.4 million; 1 out of 5 children in Niger. Read more »

May 12

• Keshi and Renard Speak At Can Symposium Second Day

  CAF

  The symposium for the analysis of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 and 2013 resumed for the second day in Cairo, Egypt. The second day started with a session including Stephen... Read more »

May 10

• Beyond Jonathan's 5.7 Billion Naira Largesse [opinion]

  Pambazuka

  If the Nigerian government is sincere about achieving peace and solving the recurring problem of electoral violence, it must implement the Sheikh Lemu Report wholly and not... Read more »

May 8

• Tuareg Refugees in Niger Herd Their Livestock to Safety [press release]

  UNHCR

  The long column of animals - flanked by men sitting high in the saddle - headed eastwards at a steady pace, raising clouds of dust on the trek towards new pastures. Read more »

• African Press Review 7 May 2013

  RFI

  More on Guptagate in the South African press, while the large number of child bride marriages in Chad and Niger is another big story today... Read more »

May 6

• Speaking Out Against Child Marriage

  ThinkAfricaPress

  Child marriage has been missing from international development agendas. The time is ripe for that to change. Read more »

• 'Nigeriens Resident in Nigeria Not Boko Haram Members'

  Daily Trust

  Alhaji Cidi Algabidi, Secretary General of the High Council of Nigeriens Abroad (HCNA), which is an umbrella body of all Nigeriens resident in Nigeria, has said the people of Niger... Read more »

May 2

• Calm Returns After Niger's Weekend's Riots

  Cameroon Tribune

  Local people in the Southeast protested against recruitment conditions into an oil company. Read more »

April 25

• Norway Gives Niger U.S.$4.2 Million to Strengthen Malnutrition Resilience

  WFP

  Responding to the continuing challenges in Niger and the Sahel, the Government of Norway has announced an additional contribution of NOK 25 million to the United Nations World Food... Read more »

April 23

• Blacksmith Forges a New Life in Niger Camp [press release]

  UNHCR

  When Ali Mahmoud fled his home in eastern Mali last year, he took along a skill that has helped him survive, thrive and even find a wife in exile in western Niger. Read more »

• Human Rights Reports - Niger [document]

  State Department

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Read more »