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Nicola Lo Calzo: Capturing Africa through the lens
With his striking portraits of Nigerians working and worshipping near the Niger River—a poignant photomontage entitled “Inside Niger”—award-winning 31-year-old Italian photographer Nicola Lo Calzo...
Ethiopia and Niger get $84 million agricultural assistance
The development agenda set by the G20 leaders at their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, November 12, calls for members to help countries reduce...
Tuareg and AQIM: The unlikely jihadist bedmates
Last September, the abduction five Europeans sparked a hue and cry. Tuareg in the Sahel region were accused of operating in concert with Al...
African coalition to fight Al-Qaeda in Sahel formed
A meeting in Algeria on Sunday saw the Chiefs of Defence Staff from Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger agreeing to join forces to fight...
Niger food crisis: 7 million people affected
Niger is faced with a serious food crisis. After launching an appeal for international assistance while facilitating the mobilization of NGOs and donors, in...
FAO steps up aid to Sahel pastoralists: Poor rains impact food production in Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali
FAO is stepping up aid to herders and pastoralists in Niger and Chad amid a growing food crisis caused by last year's poor rains...
Warrantage scheme boosts Niger farm incomes
An ingenious financing scheme designed by FAO to allow African smallholder farmers to make more money is to be scaled up in Niger, where...
Niger-Mali: ICRC to assist over 100,000 victims of violence and economic hardship
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is launching extensive assistance programmes for more than 100,000 people affected by adverse weather conditions and...
Terrorism in Africa: Best way forward is economic development
Representatives from seven African countries met, Tuesday, March 16, in Algiers to assess the security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region. Participants at the conference...
Niger’s new government changes course
Twenty ministers, including five women and five military officers are part of a new interim government cabinet appointed Monday by Mahamadou Danda, the head...
US-Niger: William Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs on Seizure of Power in Niger
US-Niger: William Fitzgerald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs on Seizure of Power in Niger
QUESTION: What is the U.S. reaction to the reported overthrow...
Niger: Military seek short transition
United Nations delegations and representatives from the West African regional body Ecowas have been assured by the new government in Niger under a senior...
Niger: Military class gets mixed reactions after coup
There is now an issue of militarism versus autocracy in the wake of Niger’s Coup d'état. The African Union and the international community condemn...
Niger coup: “Tandja is not in a good position”
Niamey, the capital of Niger has been hit by a coup d'état. The President, Mamadou Tandja, and his Cabinet Ministers who were holding an...
IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Niger and Approves US$5 Million Disbursement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed its third review of Niger's economic performance under a program supported by the...
Madagascar, Guinea, Niger get U.S. economic aid boot
The Obama administration has decided to suspend trade benefits granted under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for Guinea, Niger and Madagascar, citing...
US suspends aid to Niger
Following international criticisms over Niger President's forced rewriting of his country's constitution earlier this year in order to extend his mandate and expand his...
Niger: President Tandja pressured to quit
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Niamey, calling for the resignation of President Mamadou Tandja. The opposition disputes an August 4 referendum...
Nigeria-Niger: President Abubakar to lead ECOWAS talks on Niger
According to VOA, Former President General Abubakar is scheduled to hold discussions with Niger’s embattled President Mamadou Tandja’s administration today Monday in Abuja. Backed...
Nigeria denies having blocked its border with Niger
The Nigerian government Thursday denied allegations that it had blocked its border with Niger, reports RFI. Despite the denials, the Maradi and Zinder border...
Niger: Abdoulaye Tiémogo freed after over 2 months in custody
Reporters Without Borders today noted the release from prison of Abdoulaye Tiémogo, editor of the independent weekly Le Canard déchaîné, after his sentence was...
Niger: ECOWAS suspension ‘a mistake’
Niger has stated that the decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend the country following Tuesday's legislative elections shows...
Niger: Government accuses Ecowas for sanctions, says it is a misunderstanding
The government of Niger has accused West Africa’s economic bloc, Ecowas of not showing understanding of the domestic situation in Niger before it executed...
Niger: Ecowas suspends Niger
West Africa’s trade grouping, Ecowas has suspended Niger after President Tandja went ahead with a controversial parliamentary election. Ecowas had called on Mr. Mamadou...
Nigeria – Guinea – Niger: African Nations to hold talks on Guinea and Niger political crisis
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua has called for a one-day summit in Abuja this week to hold talks on the political crisis in Guinea and...
Niger paves the way for one party rule
Stifled by a wave of lawsuits that has become the order of the day, the Nigerien opposition has shown their strongest determination, yet, to...
Niger: Opposition seek ECOWAS intervention in President’s hold on power
Opposition parties in Niger have not said their last word just yet. They intend to make ECOWAS officials, who met Monday in Abuja for...
Niger referendum: A very muscled victory for Mamadou Tandja
With an oscillating voter turnout, between “40% and 90%", a new constitution ratified in a plebiscite by Nigeriens... Announcements and results continue to flow...
Niger: Referendum marked by violent incidents
Several police and opposition sources reported clashes Tuesday in several cities of western Niger between demonstrators opposed to a referendum on a new Constitution...
Niger: An “illegal” referendum under high surveillance
Citizens of Niger head for the polls Tuesday to vote on a custom made referendum ordered by President Mamadou Tandja who wishes to run...