Continuous gunfire was heard in the area surrounding Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, in the early hours of Thursday. Several local residents said the gunfire lasted for more than one hour. The area also hosts Niger’s Air Force Base 101 as well as military-relatedContinue Reading
Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani and his Beninese counterpart Romuald Wadagni have expressed their commitment to removing all obstacles hindering stronger bilateral cooperation, including reopening the border between the two countries, said a joint statement issued Tuesday at the end of the Beninese president’s visit to Niamey. To this end,Continue Reading
Niger’s media regulator on Friday suspended broadcasts by nine French media outlets nationwide over content it said could “seriously jeopardize public order” and destabilize the country. According to a statement from the National Observatory of Communication, the ban targets France 24, RFI, France Afrique Media, LSI Africa, AFP, TV5Continue Reading
A ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Niamey General Reference Hospital to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chinese medical team’s presence in Niger, dispatched by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Niger Lyu Guijun, Director of the Health Commission of GuangxiContinue Reading
The Niger-Algeria High Joint Commission for Cooperation has concluded its second session held in the Nigerien capital with the signing of wide-ranging agreements and memorandums of understanding to lift cooperation to a higher level. The two-day session was opened Monday by Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, inContinue Reading
Niger recorded 17,406 tuberculosis cases in 2025, including 13,607 new pulmonary ones, the most contagious form of the disease, Public Health Minister Colonel-Major Garba Hakimi has said. Speaking in a radio and television address Monday marking the World Tuberculosis Day on Tuesday, Hakimi cited a World Health Organization reportContinue Reading
Niger’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) announced on Tuesday that they had killed 17 terrorists and apprehended 33 others during several operations conducted nationwide between Feb. 15 and 22. According to the army’s weekly information bulletin broadcast on national television Tele Sahel, the operations also led to the seizureContinue Reading
