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 […]
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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 […]
Emmanuel Macron sees in the 2011 intervention against Muammar Gaddafi a mistake that created disorder in the region
“We have a debt to Libya, very clear: a decade of disorder.”These words of Emmanuel Macron, addressed to the new Libyan leaders on Tuesday, March […]
Suspected jihadists attack villages in Niger killing at least 137 people
In a statement issued on Monday evening, March 22, the Nigerien government announced that 137 civilians were killed and several others wounded in an attack […]
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: Terrorist attack near Banibangou made more than 65 dead
At least 65 people died in a terrorist attack near Banibangou, in the Tillabery region of western Niger. According to security sources, villagers were attacked […]
The Mo Ibrahim Prize awarded to Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou
This is exclusive information. The Mo Ibrahim Prize, which is supposed to be awarded annually for outstanding leadership in Africa, had not been awarded for […]
Nigeria: Release of 317 abducted school girls in Zamfara State
The girls who were captured last Friday at their boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara State, were released at dawn on Tuesday morning. There are 279 […]
Nigeria: Another 42 hostages freed while 317 girls have just been kidnapped
Forty-two hostages who had been captured last week were released last Saturday, February 27, in Niger State, in the northwestern part of the country. On […]
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%), […]