Niger

  • Oct 11
  • 2 min read

Niger's junta will increasingly crack down on critics

Authorities have stripped Nigerien citizenship from nine former senior officials associated with former President Bazoum

Niger
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Niger's security forces may face increasing strain

Military sources report attacks from various armed groups at different geographical extremities of the country

Niger
  • Aug 30
  • 2 min read

Military rapprochement may improve Nigeria-Niger ties

Nigeria and Niger have signed an agreement on improving security cooperation

Niger
  • Aug 21
  • 2 min read

Benin oil shipments may ease Niger's fiscal strains

Benin has authorised a second shipment of Nigerien oil for export from its end of the Niger-Benin oil pipeline

Niger
  • Jul 31
  • 7 min read

New insurgency may lead Niger's junta to negotiate

A collection of Tuareg and Tubu armed groups have sabotaged pipeline infrastructure and kidnapped government officials

Niger
  • Jul 17
  • 2 min read

Turkey will seek to expand its footprint in Africa

Turkish delegations travel to Niger and Libya to widen defence cooperation

Turkey
  • Jul 15
  • 2 min read

Niger's Benin oil pipeline will face security threats

Niger's 2,000 kilometre-long pipeline to Benin has again been sabotaged

Niger
  • Jul 5
  • 2 min read

Poverty will impair West African junta coordination

A first tripartite summit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger's junta leaders will take place tomorrow in Niamey

West Africa
  • Jun 24
  • 2 min read

New insurgency risk will worry Niger authorities

Two rebel groups have launched attacks in recent days in northern and eastern Niger

Niger