Tag: Niger
Can what failed in Mali succeed in Niger?
Tense security situation: Nigerian women and soldiers during German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s visit to Ouallam on April 14 Image: dpa People are fleeing terror and violence, and yet Niger…
Humanitarian crisis in Niger and the Sahel: an NGO sounds the alarm
The NGO International rescue committee (IRC) expressed alarm on Thursday 27 October at the humanitarian situation “very seriousin Niger and more broadly in the Sahel, in particular because of the…
In the south of Niger, the largest oil pipeline in Africa takes shape
Chinese and Nigerien workers on the construction site of the Niger-Benin pipeline, October 10, 2022 in Gaya, in the south-west of Niger (AFP / BOUREIMA HAMA) Chinese and Nigerian workers,…
In Niger, the largest oil pipeline in Africa takes shape
Nigerien and Chinese workers at the construction site of the oil pipeline in the region of Gaya, Niger, on October 10, 2022. BOUREIMA HAMA / AFP Chinese and Nigerian workers,…
Niger receives American military equipment for the fight against jihadists
Niger received on Tuesday new military equipment offered by its American partner in the fight against very active jihadists in the west and south-east of the country, AFP learned on…
Niger River floods – At least 300 dead in Nigeria floods since July – News
Floods of the Niger River – at least 300 dead in Nigeria due to flooding since July – News – SRF Skip to content News International Current article contents The…
In Niger, hundreds of people demonstrate against the French military presence
Anti-French demonstration in Niamey, September 18, 2022. BOUREIMA HAMA / AFP Several hundred people demonstrated peacefully on Sunday, September 18 in the streets of Niamey, the capital of Niger, to…
Niger: hundreds of people demonstrate against the French military presence
Several hundred people demonstrated peacefully on Sunday in the streets of the Nigerien capital Niamey, in particular to protest against the French anti-jihadist force Barkhane while incensing Russia, noted an…
Burkina Faso and Niger invite Mali to “come back” in military cooperation
A former G5 Sahel base in Sévaré, central Mali, in May 2018. SEBASTIEN RIEUSSEC / AFP Burkina Faso and Niger, two countries affected by jihadist violence from northern Mali in…
Algeria, Nigeria and Niger sign a memorandum for the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline
The Algerian, Nigerian and Nigerien energy ministers signed, Thursday, July 28, a memorandum of understanding for the realization of the trans-Saharan gas pipeline project (TSGP) which will allow Nigerian gas…
Niger needs the French stamp to strengthen its army, according to the Minister of Defense
He was speaking at a joint Niamey press conference after a meeting with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Armies Minister Sbastien Lecornu. French ministers were visiting as France plans…
Niger: six soldiers killed in a new attack near Chad
Six Nigerien soldiers were killed and fourteen wounded in the night from Monday to Tuesday during the attack carried out by “fifty” suspected jihadists against the military post of Blabrine…