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
Africa Niger Fewer than 1.000 deaths from malaria were recorded in the first nine months of 2022, compared to more than 5.000 occurrences in the same period, stated the Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs
Africa Niger The President of the Republic will travel to Kigali, Rwanda, until 8 September to participate in the 12th Summit of the Alliance for Green Agriculture in Africa
Africa Niger The second ten days of August 2022 were very rainy and rainfall coverage was registered in most of the monitored stations, according to the statistics department of the Ministry of Agriculture
Africa Niger The Commander of the Italian Support Mission in Niger presided over the handover of computer equipment to the Director of the "ISSA BERI" vocational high school in Niamey
Africa Niger The Council of Ministers has adopted the ''Draft Decree adopting the National Civil Aviation Security Programme Manual'' an integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving civil aviation security
Africa Niger Alkabouss Moussana, Director General of the Niger Coal Company in Anou-Araren, emphasised that the coal-fired power plant still is a resource for the country, given its potential and competitiveness
Africa Niger Operation 'Zero straw classroom in Niamey' aims to mobilise partners to federate and create a synergy of actions in favour of education by building modern and sustainable infrastructure to improve the quality of the education system in Niger
Africa Niger The International Fund for Agricultural Development has urged farmers and investors in Niger to support its Value Chain Development Programme that will end in 2024
Africa Niger Together with Algeria and Nigeria, the country has resumed talks on the relaunch of a 10-year project to channel gas across the Sahara, a potential opportunity for Europe to diversify its sources
Africa Niger Of the $19 billion mobilised for the implementation of the Great Green Wall, $1,3 billion will be allocated to Niger; the aim of the project is to stop the advance of the desert by creating a belt of trees, but also to promote local development