At least 25 children die in school fire in Niger
At least 25 children were killed Monday when their thatched classrooms caught fire at an elementary school in southern Niger, according to a cabinet statement. […]
Niamey
Niger: Attack on the residence of Assembly Speaker Seini Oumarou
In Niamey, on the night of Friday 11 to Saturday 12 June, assailants attacked the residence of the President of the National Assembly, Seini Oumarou. […]
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 […]
Niger ready to help Chad combat FACT rebels
According to the Chadian army, Idriss Déby was fatally wounded on Monday, April 19, while fighting the Fact rebels. The transitional military council, which refuses […]
Niger: New jihadist massacre of civilians in the north
Jihadists killed again in the northern region of Tillabery. Nineteen villagers were killed on Saturday evening, April 17, while burying one of their own. The […]
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: investigations continue after “coup attempt
Authorities say a “coup attempt” was foiled Tuesday night in Niamey. Many residents of the capital were awakened at 3 a.m. by heavy gunfire that […]
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: The country mourns the loss of Inoussa Ousseini, a pioneer of documentary film in Africa
Inoussa Ousseini, filmmaker, sociologist, former minister and Niger’s ambassador to UNESCO, died in Paris on Tuesday 5 January at the age of 72. A pioneer […]
Niger: Former President Mamadou Tandja dies at the age of 82
The former President of Niger Mamadou “Baba” Tandja, who had led the country from 1999 to 2010, when he was overthrown by a putsch, died […]