The International Monetary Fund and Niger reached a staff-level agreement on the ninth review of Extended Credit Facility program; The IMF cited strong economic performance despite security challenges, paving the way for additional financing

Activist Mariama Djibrine has no intention of abandoning the helm of the Alliance of Democrats of the Sahel ADS, pushing for a return to constitutional order in the Sahelian countries, after having been stripped of her Nigerien nationality

The first ordinary session of the Consultative Council for the Refoundation CCR for the year 2026 has been convened for today 17 July following a decree signed on 15 July by the President, Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani

A large seizure of water birds hunted by poachers saw the arrival in Diffa of the Minister of the environment; at the Environment and Military Equipment Brigade he promised a firm stance against waterfowl poaching

Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court calling it an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression"; the country had announced it intention to leave in September 2025, along with Mali and Burkina Faso