Road bomb kills two people in Niger
Niamey – Two people were killed in southeastern Niger on Sunday by a road bomb which exploded as they... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Africa’s longest oil pipeline takes shape in Niger
Gaya – Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
Washington offers $5 million to find culprits of Niger attack
Niamey – Washington is offering a $5 million reward for information on a 2017 jihadist attack in Niger that... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods
Niamey – Flooding caused by heavy rains in the West African state of Niger has claimed nearly 200 lives... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Niger suspends oil shipments to Mali
Niamey – Niger decided last week to suspend the transit shipment of oil products to neighbouring Mali, but the... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Heavy floods ravage West Africa farmlands
Kano – Nigeria rice farmer Adamu Garba squelched barefoot through his paddy fields, surveying damage from devastating floods that have destroyed... Read more
27 Sep, 2022
More than 150 dead in Niger rainy season floods
Niamey – Severe floods in Niger after months of heavy downpours have killed 159 people, authorities said Monday, marking... Read more
20 Sep, 2022
Air strikes, floods displace Nigeria jihadists
Kano – Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Niger army kills 7 suspected ‘terrorists’, says ministry
Niamey – Seven suspected “terrorists” have been killed and some 30 accomplices of the Boko Haram jihadist group arrested... Read more
16 Sep, 2022
Niger seeks renewables route to electrification
Niamey – Niger, with World Bank support, on Tuesday launched a major electrification programme, employing renewable energy, with the goal... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
