AEC), in Niamey, Niger’s capital, appears linked to a pervasive crackdown by the Nigerien authorities’ on the political opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani ...

Meanwhile, the outlook for Orano's hopes of restoring normal uranium operations and exports from Niger look dim, given the hostile attitude of the military regime in Niamey. That antipathy is ...

The company has also denounced the impossibility of exporting uranium since Niger's border with Benin was closed for what Niamey says are security reasons. Orano holds a 63.4-percent stake in Somair ...

French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating spat between the company and the country's military ...

In a tragic incident, at least 27 people died while over 100, including women were missing, after a boat capsized along the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency ...

At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, say authorities. The boat was carrying about 200 passengers from the state of Kogi to a food market in the ...

At least 100 people, mostly women, are missing after a boat transporting passengers to a food market capsized on the river Niger in northern Nigeria early on Friday. According to Ibrahim Audu ...

"Our Granny Watts made it to 101 and a half… she got her letter from the King to celebrate her century, last night she rested easy. RIP," Watts wrote, sharing a photo of her grandmother proudly ...

Two months earlier in August Benin’s new envoy to Niger, Gildas Djobloski Agonkan, took up his post in Niamey. That followed the West African regional bloc ECOWAS lifting sanctions on Niger in ...

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Niger's government has requested the European Union to replace its ambassador, Salvador Pinto da Franca, following tensions over the disbursement of emergency aid. The EU recalled its envoy on ...

UPDATE AT 6:20 P.M.: The incident occurred at 593 Academy Street around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, when a neighbor reported hearing an explosion and quickly alerted the residents, helping them evacuate ...