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Egypt’s Foreign Minister has reaffirmed Cairo’s full support for the Sahel States Alliance (AES) in their fight against terrorism, during a diplomatic tour across several Sahelian capitals.
Despite ongoing diplomatic friction with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, July 21, reiterated his commitment to strengthening dialogue with African leaders.
Niger’s President, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has signed an order significantly amending the country’s 2025 Finance Act, resulting in a downward revision of the national budget by 283.77 billion CFA francs (9.36 percent) from its initial projections.
Police in Niamey have seized 31.6 kilograms of cannabis and various other narcotics in a major drug bust in the…
The Nigerien government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed a funding agreement on Thursday in Niamey, allocating over 17 billion CFA francs to strengthen the resilience of Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative.
Niger signs two agreements with a Libyan technology firm to modernise biometric passport and national identity card system.
Niger and Switzerland have advanced their bilateral cooperation with the signing of two new agreements in Niamey on Wednesday, aimed at bolstering education and professional integration opportunities for Nigerien youth.
The Nigerien Council of Ministers, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, adopted a draft ordinance nationalizing Societe des Mines de l’Air (Somair SA), a subsidiary of the French group Orano accused by the authorities in Niamey of “irresponsible, illegal, and disloyal behavior.”
Niger’s Minister of Mines Colonel Ousmane Abarchi, has announced plans to establish a national economic development fund during the Mining in Motion 2025 summit in Accra.
In a bold show of self-reliance, Niger has unveiled its first-ever 100% locally manufactured military buggy, the Tamgak Wangari, developed…