Military Junta Suspends BBC for Three Months [press release]
IFJ
Niger’s military junta has suspended the BBC on 10 December for three months with immediate effect. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this… Read more »
Niger's New Government 'Is a Blessing for Us Farmers'
People's Dispatch
From the small peasants to farmers with relatively large land-holding, Niger's farming community explains to Peoples Dispatch why they support the popular anti-France military… Read more »
Military Govt Bans BBC for 3 Months
allAfrica
The military government of Niger suspended the BBC for three months, reports the international broadcaster. Niger's Minister of Communication Raliou Sidi Mohamed… Read more »
Niger Suspends BBC, Announces a Complaint Against RFI
CPJ
Nigerien authorities have suspended the U.K. government-funded British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for three months and announced the Nigerien government would bring a complaint… Read more »
Nigeriens Demand Greater Environmental Action, but Not At Expense of Jobs and Incomes
Afrobarometer
Most favour tighter regulation of natural resource extraction to reduce its negative impact on the environment. Read more »
Prominent Human Rights Defender Detained: Moussa Tchangari [press release]
AI London
On 3 December 2024, Moussa Tchangari, a human rights defender and secretary general of the civil society organization Citizens' Alternative Spaces, was arrested in Niamey, Niger's… Read more »
Prominent Civil Society Activist Arbitrarily Arrested [press release]
AI London
Niger's military authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a prominent civil society activist and critic of the government, as he is detained solely for the… Read more »
Prominent Civil Society Activist Arbitrarily Arrested
HRW
Niger's military authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a prominent civil society activist and critic of the government, who is detained solely for the… Read more »
Niger Military Junta Seizes Control of French Uranium Operations
RFI
French nuclear group Orano has announced that authorities in Niger have taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating conflict between the company and… Read more »
No Evidence for Claim That Nigerian Minister Wike Was Banned From Presidential Villa During Indian Prime Minister's Visit
Africa Check
No evidence for claim that Nigerian minister Wike was banned from presidential villa during Indian prime minister's visit Read more »
Nigeriens Endorse Corporal Punishment, Offer Mixed Assessments of Child Well-Being
Afrobarometer
Poor citizens are less likely to say help for vulnerable children is available in their community. Read more »
Sudanese Refugees in Niger Suffer As Protests Met With Crackdowns
Dabanga
Sudanese refugees in Niger are renewing calls for help as they endure dire conditions and escalating threats, according to testimonies shared with Dabanga, earlier this week.… Read more »
Niger Resists in the Crosshairs of Sanctions and Climate Catastrophe
People's Dispatch
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods that devastated their economy already… Read more »
