Niger: Suspected March 31 coup leader arrested in Benin
Captain Sani Gourouza was arrested in Benin and handed over to Nigerien authorities. He is the alleged perpetrator of the coup attempt that shook Niamey […]
Mohamed Bazoum
Chadians pay their last national tribute to former President Idriss Déby today
The Chadian president died on Tuesday 20 April in the combat zone in the northwest of the country. A dozen foreign heads of state are […]
Double attack in the southeastern Niger killed four soldiers and wounded many
It was learned last night Monday that four soldiers were killed Saturday and several others wounded in a double attack in the southeastern part of […]
Niger: Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou appointed new Prime Minister
Niger’s new Prime Minister is known as Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, an insider of former President Issoufou Mahamadou. He has been a member of the PNDS political […]
Niger: Bazoum Mohamed will be sworn into office today in a special security context
Mohamed Bazoum’s inauguration comes in a tense context, as his election is still contested by the opposition, a coup attempt failed on Tuesday night, and […]
Niger: The Constitutional Court declares Mohamed Bazoum winner of the 2nd round of the presidential election
Niger’s Constitutional Court declared Mohamed Bazoum of the ruling PNDS party the winner of the second round of the February 21 presidential election with 55.66% […]
Niger: Mohamed Bazoum elected president, Mahamane Ousmane contests
The candidate of the ruling party in Niger’s presidential election, Mohamed Bazoum, won with 55.75% of the votes against the opposition candidate Mahamane Ousmane (44.25%), […]
Niger: Seven members of the electoral board killed on the election day
Nearly 7.5 million voters were called to the polls this Sunday for the second round of the presidential election that pits the ruling party’s candidate, […]
Niger: Discovering the two candidates for the 2nd round of presidential election
Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of the ruling party, and Mahamane Ousmane, former president, topped the results of the first round of the presidential election, published […]
Mauritania and Niger conclude military agreement
A two-day conference held in Nouakchott between Mauritania and Niger ended with the countries signing a military cooperation agreement, amidst rising insecurity and trafficking in […]