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Under the sweltering sun of southeastern Niger, hope rose from the sands of Diffa as Brigadier General Mahamadou Ibrahim Bagadoma, the region’s governor, embarked on a sweeping inspection of three…
The Solidarity Fund for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (FSSP) has received a total of 408,267,803 CFA francs in both cash and in-kind contributions, according to an official announcement made…
The Istanbul Natural Resources Summit opened Friday with a high-level ministerial session titled “Mining in the Energy Transition,” bringing together key policymakers from across the globe to discuss the vital…
Algeria is facing mounting international criticism over its continued policy of forcibly deporting sub-Saharan African migrants into the arid, perilous expanses of the Sahara Desert near the Nigerien border—actions described…
Turkey and Niger have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic cooperation in the mining sector, as top officials from both countries met on Thursday in Ankara to advance a shared…
Burkina Faso has once again ranked as the world’s most terrorism-impacted nation, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), which highlights the Sahel region as the new global epicentre…
A convoy of forty fuel tankers from Niger has successfully arrived in the northern Malian city of Gao, delivering vital energy supplies to a region grappling with instability and logistical…
Hadjia Tantie Néné has been elected as the first-ever President of the High Council of Nigeriens Abroad (HCNE) for the Swiss diaspora, following a groundbreaking digital vote held on April…
Niamey’s regional governor in Niger has accused a number of local gas stations of fueling armed insurgent groups and warned that those found complicit will face strict legal consequences, including…
Niger’s Head of State, Army General Abdourahamane Tiani, has officially appointed 189 representatives to the newly formed Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR). The announcement, made via a presidential decree signed…
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