Tag: Niger
In Niger, the jewels of the historic city of Agadez threatened by floods
A man walks near an earthen mosque in Agadez, northern Niger, April 2, 2017. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP Its winding streets, its 16th century mosquee century and its ochre houses…
Failed mission in Niamey: Last Bundeswehr soldiers from Niger land in Wunstorf
Update Failed mission in Niamey Last Bundeswehr soldiers from Niger land in Wunstorf 30.08.2024, 18:11 Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback After…
Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 02:30 Niger cuts diplomatic relations with Ukraine +++
07.08.2024 Ukraine war in the live ticker +++ 02:30 Niger cuts diplomatic relations with Ukraine +++ Following its neighbour Mali, Niger has now also broken off diplomatic relations with Ukraine.…
Niger breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine “with immediate effect”, two days after Mali
Niger announced on Tuesday, August 6, that it was breaking ” with immediate effect “ its diplomatic relations with Ukraine, two days after Mali, reproaching kyiv for a ” support…
No more terror surveillance: USA leaves last base in Niger
No more terror surveillance USA leaves last base in Niger 06.08.2024, 01:18 am Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback The base in…
Orano’s subsidiary in Niger in “serious financial difficulty”
The Somaïr uranium mining and processing site in the Arlit region of northern Niger in February 2005. PIERRE VERDY / AFP Somaïr, a subsidiary of Orano in Niger whose exports…
Driven out of Niger, the United States redeploys its military force in Ivory Coast
Ivorian special forces take part in the annual US-led “Flintlock” anti-jihadist military training in Jacqueville, near Abidjan, in March 2023. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP Abidjan has given its approval for…
Situation “reassessed”: Bundeswehr abandons base in Niger
Location “reassessed” Bundeswehr abandons base in Niger 06.07.2024, 15:42 Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback The negotiations have failed – the German…
In Niger, two rebellions claim attacks and demand the release of President Bazoum
In Niger, eleven months after the coup d’état of July 26, 2023 and while all diplomatic initiatives to free the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum have failed, two new groups have…
In Niger, twenty soldiers and one civilian killed in a “terrorist” attack
Twenty soldiers and one civilian were killed on Tuesday June 25 in western Niger during an attack perpetrated by a “coalition of armed terrorist groups”announced the Ministry of Defense in…
“The hope of the Imouraren mine is fading and with it is the farewell to Niger that is taking shape for nuclear France”
HASBe careful, radioactive material. Niger has just announced that it is withdrawing its operating permit from the French company Orano, to extract uranium from the Imouraren mine in the north…
In Niger, justice lifts Mohamed Bazoum’s immunity
Former Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum, in Lagos, Nigeria, May 2023. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP The State Court of Niger, a jurisdiction created in November 2023 by the military regime,…