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Niger joins Nigeria and Algeria in gas pipeline project
Niger Republic has joined Nigeria and Algeria as co-sponsors of the US$10 billion Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project, conceived in 2002 following a series of...
Nigeria hands over land to Niger
A Nigerian settlement in Abadam under the local governance of Borno state has been handed over to the Republic of Niger. A dispute over...
Niger : Fall in rate of female genital mutilation/cutting
The prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in Niger fell dramatically between 1998 and 2006, according to a recent government survey.
The prevalence of female...
Namibia’s 3rd uranium mine ready in July
Namibia's third uranium mine, Treokkpje mine, will come on stream in July, with the company expecting to ship its first export in 2009, the...
Court denies granting bail to detained journalist in Niger
Niger's Court of Appeal in Niamey has denied granting ba il to a detained journalist, Moussa Kaka, a sub-regional media freedom watchdog, Media Foundation...
Niger court grants journalist bail after 121 days in detention
An appeal court in Zinder, Niger's second largest city, has released Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, managing editor of the bi-monthly newspaper Air Info, after 121...
Female circumcision drops by half in Niger
The prevalence rate of female circumcision among women aged between 15 and 49 years has dropped by half (from 5% in 1998 to 2.2%...
Niger : Mine explosion in Niamey
A landmine that exploded under a car in the Nigerien capital Niamey on 8 January killed one civilian and wounded another, agencies report.
According to...
Niger Delta militants declare ‘Xmas ceasefire’
In the spirit of Christmas, the largest militant group in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta region has declared a 24-hour ceasefire, during which all...
Niger: Army, rebels commit abuses against civilians, rights groups say
The Nigerien army and rebels in the country have yet to formally respond to charges by rights groups that both sides are committing abuses...
Niger : Where childhood ends on the marriage bed
Fifteen-year-old Hadjo Garbo’s child-like features belie a history more tragic and life-altering than many adults four times her age will have experienced.
Two years ago...
For the African woman’s emancipation through Safem arts and crafts
The fifth edition of the international exhibition of arts and crafts for women (Safem) takes place in the artisans village of of Wadata, Niamey,...