Niger Embraces Russia for Uranium Production Leaving France Out in the Cold
RFI
Niger has called on Russian firms to directly invest in uranium and other natural resource production, following the collapse of relations with former colonial ruler France and the… Read more »
The Role of Local Media in Sahel Conflict Reporting
allAfrica
allAfrica 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the… Read more »
Russia- Africa Partnership Gains 'More and More' Strength
allAfrica
African ministers attending the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi have been assured of Russia's 'total support' to the continent in 'different sectors', reports the BBC. Read more »
Benin-Niger Border Closure Drives Surge in Migrant Smuggling Profits
Premium Times
The extended closure has fuelled the smuggling by boat of migrants as well as licit commodities across the Niger Rive Read more »
Chad's Deby Threatens to Withdraw From Task Force After Deadly Boko Haram Attack
VOA
Chad says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations-supported Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, which combats Boko Haram in Cameroon,… Read more »
Orano Halts Uranium Output At Niger's Arlit Mine Amid Financial Strain
RFI
French nuclear multinational Orano will suspend production at its Arlit uranium mine in northern Niger due to financial difficulties faced by its Nigerien subsidiary, Somaïr.… Read more »
Niger Counterterrorism Decree Targets Political Opponents [press release]
HRW
On October 10, Niger's junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, signed a decree provisionally removing Nigerien nationality from nine people linked to former President Mohamed… Read more »
Niger to Host Conference in Solidarity With the Sahel Amid Its Anti-Imperialist Upsurge
People's Dispatch
Activists from across Africa and the world will gather in Niger from November 19 to 21 for the "Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel". Read more »
Ghana to Host Niger in Accra Nov 18
Ghanaian Times
The Accra Sports Stadium will host Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations Match day 6 AFCON 2025 qualifier against Niger on Monday, November 18. Read more »
Another World Is Possible When Invisible Chains Are Recognized As Such
Agenzia Fides
Pierluigi Maccalli, who was held hostage for more than two years by Salafist-inspired groups, has returned to Niger, the place of his kidnapping, to spend a few days (see Fides,… Read more »
