November 25
Niger: 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 »
November 20
Sudan: 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 »
November 14
West Africa: 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 »
November 13
Niger: 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 »
November 11
Africa: 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 »
Niger: 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 »
November 08
West Africa: 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 »
November 05
West Africa: 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 »
November 01
Ghana/Niger: 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 »
October 24
Niger: 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 »
October 22
Niger: 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 »
Niger: 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 »
October 15
Niger: 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 »
