Africa Niger The Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste has equipped the third district of Niamey with a new cybercafé with modern equipment including computers, printers and photocopiers
Africa Niger World Bank grants nearly FCFA 220 billion, over $3 million, for a water and food security project that will directly improve lives of about 3 million direct beneficiaries
Africa Niger Preparations are underway for the general business census; the aim is to create a source of socio-economic data that provides comprehensive and reliable information on the characteristics of different economic activities
Africa Niger The number of schools forced to close due to insecurity in conflict-affected areas has increased from 312 to 377 in recent months, Unicef reported; more than 300 schools were closed in 2020, affecting nearly 22.00 children
Africa Niger The committee in charge of identifying and surveying families in flood-prone areas of the Goulbi valley was installed in Maradi
Africa Niger Increased attacks by jihadist groups in the North are heavily impacting both farmers, who are finding it increasingly difficult to access their fields, and stranded herders in the South who are missing the transhumance period
Africa Niger Assan Ag Midal, a young Nigerian with a master's degree in political science, decided to recycle used objects of all kinds and turn them into works of art or useful items such as sofas and tables by adding authentic Nigerian colours and fabrics
Africa Niger The second phase of the support programme for local authorities was launched in the Dosso and Maradi regions as part of the process of decentralisation and maximisation of local resources
Africa Niger Niger Commissioner Zouera Hassane Haousseize won this year's edition of the United Nations Population Prize, the youngest recipient of the award and the youngest woman to reach the rank of commissioner, or superintendent, in the police force
Africa Niger To combat avoidable blindness, the National Eye Health Program’s goal of 100.000 operations enters its second phase thanks to the support of the Islamic Development Bank and the Islamic Solidarity Fund
Africa Niger The National Human Rights Commission organised, with the support of the EU, a training workshop for human rights defenders in the Niamey region
Africa Niger Government has finalised plans to reintroduce the animal taxation system; the taxation, if reintroduced, should help in having complete data on animals and herdsmen in the different communities, checking activities of alleged theft or banditry
Africa Niger The government has announced a ban on all forms of processions across the state due to security situation in the country