Niger: Thousands march in Niamey to denounce “destabilization plots”
Thousands of Nigeriens marched Saturday (Nov. 16) in the streets of Niamey in support of the ruling CNSP and to ...
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Niger
Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa, with a population of about 20 million. The country is on the ...
Chad threatens to withdraw from multinational security force
Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has threatened to withdraw the Central African country from a multinational security force, which ...
Guinea junta dissolves dozens of political parties, silent on elections
Guinea authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation late Monday, while the transitional ...
The Kanuri people in West Africa
Kanuri is an African ethnic group; they are the dominant element of the population of Bornu state in northeastern Nigeria ...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger juntas investigate French journalist
Prosecutors in junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him ...
US says its completed its military withdrawal from Niger
The United States military on Monday said it had completed the withdrawal of its troops and assets from Niger, meeting ...
Mali, Burkina and Niger to launch biometric passports under new alliance
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc ...
Nigeria and Niger sign security deal, despite rift since coup
Nigeria and Niger have signed a deal to boost their security cooperation, the Nigerian military said on Thursday, despite tensions ...
Torrential rains in Niger cut off Niamey from the rest of the country
In the village of N'Dounga Tarey, about fifteen kilometers from Niamey, the aftermath of the heavy rains recorded a week ...