21 December 2024
1 year ago
Niger Niamey: A domestic gas depot reportedly caught fire, triggering a fire at a gas station on Boulevard Tanimoune
1 year ago
Heavy fighting in the Adanan Nakafar area west of Anafif
The President of Côte d'Ivoire dismisses Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara and dissolves the government
1 year ago
At least 40 missing, 'presumed dead' in northwest Nigeria boat accident - official
Burkina Faso postpones elections indefinitely
1 year ago
French ambassador departs Niamey, Niger
Mali's military junta postpones presidential elections due to take place in February 2024 for technical reasons; no new date yet set1 year ago
Mali's military junta postpones presidential elections due to take place in February 2024 for technical reasons; no new date yet set
Macron announces that France will end the military presence in Niger and withdraw the ambassador following the coup two weeks ago
The plane crashed while landing at the airport in Gao in eastern Mali, Malian news portal Malijet reported.
Russian military delegation met with representatives of Burkina Faso junta
1 year ago
Both Houses of UK Parliament have just approved the Home Secretary's motion to add the Wagner Group to a list of proscribed terrorist organisations
1 year ago
Total collapse of the electrical grid in Nigeria has caused widespread blackouts across the largest economy in Africa
Al-Qaeda shows remains of a supposed Wagner helicopter they shot down in Sègou region Mali1 year ago
Al-Qaeda shows remains of a supposed Wagner helicopter they shot down in Sègou region Mali
1 year ago
The head of the Transitional Council in Mali stresses to Putin the necessity of resolving the situation in Niger through political and diplomatic means
DOD is preparing to cut its presence in Niger nearly in half in the next few weeks, as troops move out of Niamey amid widespread protests, according to 2 DOD officials. Would be the 1st major movement of U.S. forces out of Niger since a July coup
US official sources: Reducing the drones' sorties from the American base in Niger since the coup
French government spokesman: There are discussions with officials in Niger to coordinate on the ground
Jitender Sachdeva, founder and Group President, Skipper Seil Group, announcing plans to invest $1.6B into Nigeria, in the power sector, over the next 2 years. Says he’s been doing business in Nigeria for 25 years, across healthcare, power and defence
1 year ago
Prime Minister of the putschist government in Niger: Talks are underway for the "quick" withdrawal of French forces
1 year ago
Niger reopens its airspace after a nearly month-long closure
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Evkurov returned to Syria after visits to Mali, Burkina-Faso, Central African Republic
JNIM AQIM claims "the bombing of Timbuktu airport this Wednesday morning sanctuary of Wagner's mercenaries and soldiers of the traitor Goïta"
EU Foreign Minister: We are moving forward with sanctions against Niger
The President of Nigeria: We follow the developments in Gabon closely and we have deep concern about the political and social stability there
Mali: JNIM militants increase their pressure around Timbuktu. 26/08 Projection of 2 mortar shells causing 1 death and 3 injuries including 1 serious. 27/08 Burning of a truck transporting fuel. The militants block the road coming from Mauritania. Only small vehicles can pass as well as women and children. The impact is felt on the prices of fuel and basic foodstuffs (increase of 50 to 100%)
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A source in the military council in Niger rejects France's threat and affirms commitment to protecting the French diplomatic mission
ECOWAS invites the Nigerien putschists to meet in a neutral place
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Niger police push reinforcements in front of the French base in Niamey, as demonstrations continue to demand the departure of the French ambassador and French forces
1 year ago
The deadline of the military council in Niger has expired for the French ambassador to leave Niamey and return to his country
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Niger Coup: A Ghanaian driver has been shot dead after armed men suspected jihadists attacked a convoy of trucks carrying foodstuff from Ghana to Niger at Dori on the border with Niger and Burkina Faso. The trucks were burnt