Tag: Niger
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Investigate French Journalist For Jihadist Analysis
Prosecutors in the military junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being...
Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Police Officers In Benin Rep
A local official said on Monday that an unidentified gunmen killed two police officers on patrol in northeastern Benin near the border with Niger.
The...
We Have Completed Withdrawal Of Troops From Niger- US Military
The U.S. military said on Monday that it had completed its withdrawal of troops from Niger.
The military junta had in April ordered the U.S....
Nigeria, Niger Sign Security Deal Amid Rift Since Coup
The Nigerian military and the military junta in Niger on Thursday signed a deal to boost their security cooperation, despite tensions between the neighbours...
Nigeria’s President Urges Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To Return To ECOWAS
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has urged the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the regional bloc.
President Tinubu,...
US Military Withdraw Troops Out Of Niger’s Air Base 101
Ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks, the U.S. military on Sunday...
Benin-Niger Spat Deepens With Arrests Of 5 Niger Nationals At Pipeline...
A prosecutor in Benin said authorities had detained five Niger nationals for allegedly entering Benin's Seme-Kpodji pipeline terminal under false pretences.
In a statement on...
Port Row: ‘No Reason To Justify The Distrust And Attitude’ Of...
Benin President Patrice Talon has said that Niger has not responded to his country's concerns and his Nigerien counterpart did not meet with Benin's...
Protesters In Niger Call For Immediate Exit Of US Troops
Hundreds of people have held a demonstration in Agadez in the north of Niger, calling for the immediate departure of the 1,000 American troops...
Niger Signs Deal With Mali, To Supply 150 Million Litres Of...
Niger is set to deliver 150 million litres of diesel to neighbouring Mali after the two countries signed a partnership on Tuesday.
The diesel is...