Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing ...
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ISIS-affiliated group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says
Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five separate strikes since ...
Guinea revokes Emirates Global Aluminium concession, transfers assets to local firm
Guinea has revoked the bauxite concession awarded to a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and transferred it to a ...
West Africa’s security woes no longer France’s concern, minister says
The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international ...
US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says
The United States is pausing all routine visa services at U.S. embassy in Nigerien capital Niamey until further notice, according ...
Niger opens investigation into $5 million sale of Martian meteorite found in Agadez region
Authorities in Niger say they are looking into the recent sale of a meteorite discovered in the country, saying it ...
Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve, Niger
Located in north-central Niger, the Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve is one of the largest protected areas in Africa, ...
Niger to nationalize uranium mine operated by France’s Orano
Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of ...
Armed men on motorbikes kill 34 Niger soldiers, ministry says
Several hundred armed men, many on motorbikes, attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least ...
Niger targets terrorist financing, kills 13 in illegal gold mine raids
Niger's army has raided terrorist-controlled informal mining sites in the country's west, killing more than a dozen insurgents and seizing ...
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