Africa Niger Military authorities again claimed that the now-broken military agreements that existed between Niger and the United States were a deception, claiming that the country gained nothing from US military bases in the country
Africa Niger Niger judicial authorities have ordered the release of Abdourahamane Ben Hamaye, a journalist and aide to former President Mohamed Bazoum, and Mohamed Mbarek, a cousin of the former president's wife accused of conspiracy against state authority
Africa Niger A meeting was held in Niamey on the digital integration projects of the Liptako-Gourma Integrated Development Authority, promoted by Niger's Minister of Communications, Posts and Digital Economy, Sidi Mohamed Raliou
Africa Niger Through a statement read on state television by the spokesman for the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, it was announced the break in military cooperation between Niger and the US
Africa Niger Niger leads the world ranking of the 20 countries with the strongest economic growth expectations in 2024, according to the African Development Bank Group's macroeconomic report
Africa Niger The Economic Community of West African States lifted with immediate effect all sanctions imposed on the Republic of Niger, including the closure of its land and air borders with ECOWAS countries
Africa Niger Last week the country defaulted on a debt of 13,4 billion CFA francs ($22 million), the West African debt management agency said, bringing the total default to about $519 million since the July coup and its suspension from regional financial markets
Africa Niger Several airlines serving the capital Niamey have decided to stop boarding French passengers; 'French nationals will no longer be accepted on our flights to this destination', reads an internal Air Burkina note
Africa Niger The immediate release of the deposed President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, was called for by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, who emphasised that it was important for 'Niger to get back on the road to democracy'
Africa Niger The former Niger state minister in charge of energy, Ibrahim Yacoubou, who has been in exile since the July 2023 coup, returned to Niger on Thursday: immediately arrested by the security services, he was taken to the Niamey remand centre
Africa Niger The Niger Football Federation has inaugurated the Fenifoot training academy for young people aged 12 to 15, after eight years of project gestation; it comprises 4 units: administrative, sports, pedagogical and health
Africa Niger France's counter-terrorism model in the Sahel came to an end as it withdrew all troops from the country, paving the way for an uncertain head-to-head between military regimes and jihadist groups
Africa Niger A committee of three leaders was set up over the weekend at the Ecowas summit in Abuja to negotiate with Niger's military junta on the transition to a democratic government