Attack on the Niger–Benin pipeline: a new threat to Niger’s oil
The largest oil pipeline in Africa, linking Niger to Benin, was sabotaged again on Sunday, December 21, 2025, by rebels opposed to the junta in power ...
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Niger seeks justice over Orano’s environmental crimes
In Niger, tensions over the Orano case have taken on a new dimension following the call from the Front Révolutionnaire pour la souveraineté de l’Afriq...
Niger: over 200 terrorists neutralized in November, army says
The Nigerien Defense and Security Forces announced on Thursday that they had “neutralized” 205 terrorists and arrested 136 people involved...
CAFS | UFOA-B 2025 Qualifiers: the School Cheetahs on top of West Africa
The Benin School Cheetahs beat Niger this Thursday in the final of UFOA-B 2025. The victory gives the Benin team their third title in four appearances...
Niger–Benin: President Abdourahamane Tiani confirms the border will remain closed
At a rally in Gaya, in the Dosso region, on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the President of the Republic of Niger, Abdourahamane Tiani, announced that th...
World Cup 2026 (Q): Egypt qualified, Ghana almost there, all Wednesday’s results
Comfortable 5-0 winners over the Central African Republic, Ghana took a big step toward the 2026 World Cup. The Black Stars need only one point on the...
Niger: Journalist Ali Soumana jailed in Say after a complaint from the Prime Minister
Nigerien journalist Ali Soumana, publisher of the weekly Le Courrier, was placed in detention on Monday, September 8, 2025 at Say prison, near Niamey....
Niger: Nathalie Yamb appointed as General Tiani’s Special Advisor and granted a diplomatic passport
The president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), General Abdourahamane Tiani, has made a new appointment that is stirri...
In the face of challenges and difficulties, Tiani invites Nigerians to read the Quran.
On the second anniversary of the seizure of power by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), General Abdourahamane Tiani delive...
Who is going to buy Niger’s uranium?
After decades of French dominance in its uranium sector, Niger has reclaimed control of Somaïr and is shaking up the global geopolitical landscape. In...
Niger–Benin border reopening: a dialogue of the deaf between both governments
The standoff between Beninese and Nigerien authorities over the reopening of their shared border continues, with both sides trading blame over the wee...
Niger has no plans to reopen border with Benin
In a televised interview aired on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Niger’s transitional president, General Abdourahamane Tiani, offered a detailed explanation ...
Terrorism: Tiani makes explosive claims about recent attacks in Benin
During a televised interview on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Niger’s transitional president, General Abdourahamane Tiani, made a series of striking revelat...
Niger: growing unrest among transport workers as Tiani regime faces mounting pressure
Discontent is mounting among Nigerien transport workers, who are grappling with rising insecurity and a prolonged diplomatic standoff between Niamey a...
Niger: around fifty soldiers killed in terrorist attack
Early on Sunday, May 25, hundreds of jihadists on motorbikes launched a brutal assault on a base housing Niger’s National Guard and Special Forces. Ta...
Ouattara meets Lamine Zeine in Abidjan on sidelines of AfDB summit
On the sidelines of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine was received by...
Niger expels several Chinese nationals over violations of national laws
On May 25, 2025, Niger’s Minister of Petroleum issued a formal warning to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Niger Petroleum, demanding that ...
Niger: tensions escalate between Orano and military regime after executive’s disappearance
Tensions between French mining giant Orano and Niger’s military-led transitional government have intensified following the alleged abduction of a seni...
Niger: teacher strikes disrupt academic activities across the country
Educational activities in Niger have slowed significantly since Monday, May 12, 2025, due to strike actions led by teachers protesting their working a...
Niger: Niamey mandates surveillance cameras at gas stations
As part of efforts to curb the supply of fuel to terrorist groups, the governor of Niamey announced on Monday, April 28, 2025, that all gas stations m...
Niger: Attack in Sakoira Claims the Lives of 12 Soldiers
Twelve Nigerien soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush in the Tillabéry region, the Nigerien army announced. A sweeping operation has been launche...
Niger–UAE: Creation of Royal Gold Niger SA to develop mineral resources
The government of Niger and the Emirati company Suvarna Royal Gold Trading signed an agreement on Wednesday in Niamey to establish a gold refinery and...
Niger: General Abdourahamane Tiani Makes Minor Cabinet Reshuffle
Niger’s transitional president, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has announced a minor reshuffle of his government. Through a decree signed on Thursday, A...
Niger: Two military operations leave nine terrorists dead
The Nigerien army announced on Wednesday that nine terrorists were neutralized during two operations carried out between Monday and Tuesday in the wes...
Niger: over 16,600 cases of tuberculosis detected by 2024
In 2024, Niger detected 16,603 cases of susceptible tuberculosis, including 13,464 new cases of bacteriologically positive pulmonary tuberculosis, the...
Niger: 44 civilians killed in terrorist attack
At least 44 civilians lost their lives and 13 others were wounded, four of them seriously, in a terrorist attack on Friday in Fambita, a village in th...
Niger officially withdraws from the OIF as part of its breakaway policy
Niger has announced its withdrawal from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), a decision that continues the policy of rupture init...