Niger 

The two-year distribution of azithromycin reduced infant mortality in Niger, as recent study shows

A capacity-building workshop on the theme 'Combating traditions and myths that encourage early and forced marriages' was organized in Niamey by Alliance des Religieux pour le Développement Socio-éducatif Économique et Sanitaire and NGO Girls First Fund

Local authorities will systematically repatriate all beggars to their villages of origin, a move decided by General Assoumane Abdou Harouna, according to whom this decision aims to eliminate begging, seen as a growing problem

Niger's military leader has declared that the people of his country, along with its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, have 'irrevocably turned their backs' on the West African regional bloc

The highest court lifted the immunity of the country's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, almost a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, opening the door for the army junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason

The State Court of Niger has repeatedly postponed the hearing on the lifting of the immunity of former President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed by a military coup on 26 July 2023

The longest-serving of Niger's traditional chiefs, a Tuareg chief from Aïr, has passed away at the Agadez Regional Hospital; he was one of the most important traditional leaders of all the Tuareg confederations, according to official Niger News Agency

A ceremony was held in Niamey to launch the activities of the NGO Ensemble main dans la main Niger-Russie [Together hand in hand Niger-Russia], which aims to strengthen cooperation between the peoples of Niger and Russia

An agreement on the departure of U.S. troops by Sept. 15 "at the latest" was reached after several days of discussions between a U.S. Defense Department delegation and their Niger counterparts in Niamey

An urgent vaccination campaign against meningitis was launched in Niamey; according to WHO, the country has recorded 2.012 cases and 123 deaths by mid-April