Doctors, drugs, even bandages lacking in remote Niger clinics
Souloufeta – Asked what’s on her wish-list for her tiny clinic, Tchimaden Tafa starts to reel off a long... Read more
15 Dec, 2022
Jihadist-hit Niger brings back former soldiers, police
Niamey – The Sahel state of Niger is urging former soldiers and police to get back into uniform to... Read more
14 Dec, 2022
Tuareg festival revives dreams of tourism in troubled Niger
Iferouane – Dishes of spit-roasted lamb were served and the sound of electric guitars echoed across the pink Saharan... Read more
10 Dec, 2022
Niger finance minister rebuffs pressure to drop oil drive
Paris – Niger’s finance minister says lack of support from rich countries makes it impossible for his impoverished nation... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth
Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Uranium-rich Niger struggles despite nuclear resurgence
Niamey – Prospects for the world’s nuclear industry have been boosted by the war in Ukraine and mounting hostility... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
West Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel jihadism
Accra – West African coastal states on Thursday held talks on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Climate change fuelled rains behind deadly Nigeria floods: study
Paris – Heavy rains behind floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year were about 80 times... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Niger’s threatened giraffes find new home
Niamey – Conservationists in Niger said on Wednesday they had transferred threatened West African giraffes to a new home... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
‘We will have nothing’: Niger kidnap victims fear border bandits
Madarounfa – Kidnapped, held captive and raped by four guards, Messaouda is now free, but too afraid to return... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
