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Niger’s Minister of Mines has detailed on RTN the extent of the country’s mineral resources and the sector’s performance in 2025, affirming the authorities’ commitment to making this potential a driver of national wealth.
Niger’s Minister of Mines, Commissioner-Colonel Abarchi Ousmane, stated in a Monday interview that the French group Orano attempted to halt production at the Aïr Mining Company (Somaïr) in 2024 to demonstrate their indispensability.
Niger’s Minister of Petroleum Hamadou Tinni will take the stage at the African Energy Week (AEW) Conference and Exhibition – taking place October 12-16, 2026, in Cape Town – as the country accelerates efforts to position itself as a competitive upstream and export-driven oil producer.
Niamey hosted on Wednesday the 5th session of the Niger Morocco Joint Cooperation Commission, marked by the signing of several agreements in strategic sectors.
Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani received Burkinabe Ambassador Abdou Diallo in Niamey on April 7, 2026, to discuss the deepening ties between the two nations and the continued evolution of the Confederation of Sahel States.
The Nigerian capital is hosting a preparatory meeting of experts for the 5th session of the Niger-Morocco Joint Cooperation Commission.…
The Association of Nigerien Students in the Russian Federation (AENR) has announced the death of a compatriot, Abdoulaye Issaka Ismael, who was a master’s student at the Russian State University of Tourism and Services in Cherkisovo.
Air Base 401 at Tahoua Airport in Niger was the target of a terrorist attack on the night of Sunday, March 8, to Monday, March 9, 2026.
In a sobering semi-annual report presented to the Security Council on February 2, 2026, the UN Secretary-General warned that the Islamic State (ISIS) is rapidly strengthening its foothold across West Africa, the Sahel, and the Lake Chad Basin.
The Nigerian Government on Monday reopened its border with Niger through the Kamba corridor, following the directive by Nigerian Prsident Bola Tinubu on Saturday.