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Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a country in West Africa, located between Algeria to the northwest, Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin to the south-southwest, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west-southwest. The capital is Niamey.
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Failed coup attempt: Niger escalates rhetoric against Macron and prepares its legal response.
The Nigerian government announced on Friday that it has compiled a case file for potential legal action before international courts following an attempt to destabilize the country during… -
Niger: an officer accuses Benin of having prepared a crisis unit during the Niamey mutiny
New accusations are reigniting tensions between Niamey and Cotonou. Captain Roger Gabriel claims that Beninese President Romuald Wadagni set up a crisis unit in Benin during the events… -
Failed coup in Niger: the troubling account of a military officer
Captain Roger Gabriel, company commander of the 1st Parachute Battalion, gave his account on Tuesday, September 1, on Niger’s national television of the events that took place during… -
Niger: situation under control after heavy gunfire heard in Niamey
The Nigerien military regime said on Saturday that it had gradually regained control of sensitive sites in Niamey after a night marked by heavy gunfire around the airport, -
Niger: Canadian Zimar will invest 1.9 billion dollars in a refining complex
Niger plans to build a refinery with a capacity of 100,000 barrels per day, as well as a petrochemical complex, as part of an agreement with the Canadian… -
Kémi Séba abandoned by Niger?
Special advisor to the Nigerien authorities and holder of a diplomatic passport from Niger, Kémi Séba has been detained in South Africa for three months. While Benin is… -
Border opening: the committee of Nigerien experts briefs Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine.
The lines are moving in the diplomatic crisis that has paralyzed the Cotonou-Niamey axis for nearly three years. After staying in Benin from June 20 to 21 as… -
Benin-Niger Border: Toumba announces a gradual reopening under supervision
Gathered in Cotonou to discuss the conditions for reopening the common border, Beninese and Nigerien experts concluded their discussions with a note of calm. At the end of… -
Benin-Niger: Niamey sets two non-negotiable conditions for the reopening of the borders.
The process of reopening the borders between Benin and Niger has brought a Nigerien delegation to Cotonou at the beginning of the weekend for a working session. This… -
Reopening of borders: Niger sends its Minister of the Interior to Cotonou
A Nigerien mission led by the Minister of the Interior, General Mohamed Toumba, left Niamey on June 19, 2026, for Cotonou to continue discussions on reopening the border… -
Niger: after the gunfire at Niamey airport, flights are continuing as normal.
Heavy gunfire and loud explosions were heard on the night of Wednesday, June 17 to Thursday, June 18, 2026, around the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the… -
Niger: what we know about the heavy gunfire and explosions around Niamey Airport
Heavy gunfire and strong explosions were heard during the night of June 17 to 18, 2026, around Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey. Nigerien authorities assure that the… -
Niger: Tiani Abdourahamane dissolves about ten agencies.
In a drive to rationalize public spending and restructure the state apparatus, the Nigerien authorities have taken a significant step. By decree no. 2026-310/PRN/PM of June 8, 2026,… -
Niger: after a night of heavy rains, Niamey faces its vulnerabilities
Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds fell overnight from Friday to Saturday in Niamey, causing flooding in several neighborhoods, according to witnesses. No official toll was yet available… -
Niger: up to 20 years in prison under the new law against homosexuality
Niger has adopted a new penal code that criminalizes same-sex relations for the first time, with penalties of up to twenty years in prison for certain offenses related… -
The Committee responsible for the reopening of the Benin-Niger border has been established.
A joint Niger-Benin committee has been officially established in Niamey to examine the conditions for reopening the shared border, which has been closed since the crisis arising from… -
Niger: Niamey looks to Algiers to strengthen its oil sector
Niger and Algeria strengthen their cooperation in the oil sector. Three memorandums of understanding were signed in Algiers between Sonatrach and Sonidep, covering exploration, drilling, and distribution of… -
15 days to remove obstacles between Cotonou and Niamey: what to remember from Wadagni’s visit to Niger
Romuald Wadagni and Abdourahamane Tiani have taken a first step towards normalization between Benin and Niger. Following their meeting in Niamey, the two leaders announced the creation of… -
Niger: drones, army, terrorism… Tiana flies to Ankara to meet Erdogan this Wednesday, June 3rd.
General Abdourahamane Tiani is expected in Ankara from June 3 to 5, 2026, for an official visit with Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The main focus of this trip is… -
Niamey: anger and uncertainty following the start of demolitions near the airport.
The authorities in Niamey have initiated the eviction of around 26,000 people living on the airport land of the capital, citing national security reasons following the January attack… -
Niger: 268 kg of cocaine intercepted in a truck coming from Accra.
Niger has announced a record seizure of 268 kg of cocaine in Zinder, during an operation targeting a transnational network connecting West Africa to the Sahelo-Saharan corridors towards… -
Dasa: a $501 million mining project under surveillance in Niamey
General Abdourahamane Tiani met with Stephen G. Roman, CEO of Global Atomic, in Niamey to discuss the Dasa uranium project in the Agadez region. Presented as one of… -
Benin: Ouassangari contests Houndété’s retention as interim president of the Democrats.
The nomination of Nourénou Atchadé to lead the opposition party Les Démocrates, announced at the Ordinary National Council on Sunday, March 22, 2026, divides the party’s leadership and… -
Niger: General Abdourahmane Tiani is carrying out a technical reshuffle of the government.
The president of Niger, General Abdourahmane Tiani, has carried out a technical reshuffle of the government, mainly affecting the economic bloc, according to the news site Actuniger. Niger’s… -
Niger: record seizure of more than ten million benzhexol tablets in Konni
A large anti-drug operation conducted by the Konni branch of the Central Office for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS) in the Tahoua region (Niger) resulted in… -
Attack on the Niger–Benin pipeline: a new threat to Niger’s oil
The largest oil pipeline in Africa, linking Niger to Benin, was sabotaged again on Sunday, December 21, 2025, by rebels opposed to the junta in power in Niamey.… -
Niger seeks justice over Orano’s environmental crimes
In Niger, tensions over the Orano case have taken on a new dimension following the call from the Front Révolutionnaire pour la souveraineté de l’Afrique, an organization demanding… -
Niger: over 200 terrorists neutralized in November, army says
The Nigerien Defense and Security Forces announced on Thursday that they had “neutralized” 205 terrorists and arrested 136 people involved in terrorist acts or criminal networks operating on… -
CAFS | UFOA-B 2025 Qualifiers: the School Cheetahs on top of West Africa
The Benin School Cheetahs beat Niger this Thursday in the final of UFOA-B 2025. The victory gives the Benin team their third title in four appearances and qualifies… -
Niger–Benin: President Abdourahamane Tiani confirms the border will remain closed
At a rally in Gaya, in the Dosso region, on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the President of the Republic of Niger, Abdourahamane Tiani, announced that the land border…