Africa Niger In six years health authorities managed to halve the number of women who died of haemorrhage during childbirth by adopting a series of simple procedures and administering an inexpensive drug, according to a study published in medical journal The Lancet
Africa Niger The creation of a state school dedicated to the mining sector was approved by the Council of Ministers in recent days, establishing an administrative public body called 'Ecole des Mines de l'Aïr'
Africa Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou visited the headquarters of the Policy Analysis and Evaluation Unit to provide it with working material
Africa Niger "The fate of Niger is in the hands of foreigners [...] what they want has become law in Niger," said Professor Issoufou Yahaya, lecturer at Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey
Africa Niger A bill establishing the basic principles of disaster risk management has been adopted, thus providing a legal framework for the organisation of civil protection
Africa Niger President Bazoum gave a long speech on Thursday evening at the Luiss University in Rome, on the occasion of the meeting entitled "Italy, Niger, Europe, Africa. Two continents, one destiny" for the cooperation among the two countries
Africa Niger An expedition on the trail of dinosaurs led by US paleontologist Paul Sereno, already famed as extraordinary, is coming to an end in northern Niger after nearly a month of research
Africa Niger Prime Minister Mahamadou attended the start of construction work on a new uranium mine in Agadez in recent days
Africa Niger The construction of 2331 classrooms over the next 3 months, throughout the national territory, in sustainable materials and fully equipped, has been officially launched by the Minister of National Education
Africa Niger The former president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has criticised the international community for neglecting the Sahel insurgency, declaring that a double standard is in place in comparison to the war in Ukraine
Africa Niger Students of the André Salifou University of Zinder organised a protest march to demand the payment of ten months of scholarship arrears, the settlement of one year of social welfare arrears 2021 and the resumption of work
Africa Niger The country decided to suspend the transit of oil products destined for neighbouring Mali for security reasons in the face of the threat from jihadist groups
Africa Niger Heavy rains in Niger since June and the resulting severe flooding have left 159 people dead and over 225.000 injured; this makes this rainy season one of the deadliest in the history of the country used to dry climate