Niger – Medafrica Times

Niger: Mohamed Bazoum elected president, Mahamane Ousmane contests

February 24, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

February 22, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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: A worrying humanitarian situation around Ouallam after Sunday massacres

January 8, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

A joint mission of the Nigerien government and humanitarian actors visited the region of Tillabéry, in south-eastern Niger, after attacks in Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye […]

Niger: The country mourns the loss of Inoussa Ousseini, a pioneer of documentary film in Africa

January 6, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

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: Discovering the two candidates for the 2nd round of presidential election

January 4, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

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 […]

Presidential election in Niger: AU observation mission welcomes ballot with satisfaction

December 30, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

While Nigeriens are awaiting the full results of the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, December 27, observers deployed on Election Day report their findings. […]

Tens of thousands of explosives seized in the Sahel

December 22, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

An operation against arms trafficking networks that took place in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire has led to the seizure of tens of […]

Three networks of fake accounts involved in interference activities in Africa dismantled by Facebook

December 17, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

Facebook announced Tuesday that it had dismantled three networks of fake accounts involved in interference activities in Africa. These are two Russian networks and a […]