Niger

  • Dec 17, 2014
  • 6 min read

SEC mulls using IFRS accounting rules over US GAAP

The Commission might replace US GAAP accounting standards with IFRS, currently used by all but seven countries

International
  • Jun 3, 2014
  • 6 min read

Niger stability risks may rise ahead of 2016 poll

The government banned an opposition rally due to take place yesterday in the capital, Niamey. ...

Niger
  • Mar 28, 2014
  • 7 min read

Libyan south could destabilise northern Chad, Niger

Libya's sparsely populated south has a long border with Sudan, Chad, Niger and Algeria. Since the...

Libya
  • Feb 10, 2014
  • 6 min read

France could play key role in US security shift

French President Francois Hollande today begins a three-day visit to the United States. ...

France
  • Dec 24, 2013
  • 7 min read

Sahel jihadist Belmokhtar will rival al-Qaida

The US State Department on December 18 said that the jihadist group Katibat al-Mulathameen (the...

North Africa
  • May 23, 2013
  • 2 min read

Mali-scale conflict is not inevitable in Niger

Niger experienced simultaneous attacks today on a military base in Agadez, and near the large...

Niger
  • May 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

Resources will not transform economy of Africa's Sahel

The Sahel comprises some of the world's poorest countries, with a recent history of instability....

West Africa
  • Mar 12, 2013
  • 7 min read

Niger strengthens foreign ties during Mali's crisis

Niger is widely identified as vulnerable to spill-over of Islamist or separatist insurgency from...

Niger