Niger is set to deliver 150 million litres of diesel to neighbouring Mali after the two countries signed a partnership on Tuesday. The diesel is to be supplied to Énergie du Mali (EDM-SA), Mali’s national energy company, as the country suffers from regular power cuts. EDM-SA, which is heavily indebted, …
Read More »Niger: six soldiers die in mine explosion
At least six Nigerien soldiers were killed in an explosion and several terrorists neutralized in air strikes, the Nigerien army announced. “A military vehicle returning from a patrol in Inatès hit a mine near the village of Tingara, killing six soldiers,” the Nigerien army announced. “In response to this cowardly …
Read More »Niger: deadline for the final withdrawal of French soldiers
All French soldiers present in Niger will have definitively left the country by December 22, the Nigerien army announced. “1,346 French troops and 80% of logistical equipment have been withdrawn from our borders. As of today, only 157 French soldiers remain on our territory, including 75 logisticians”, said Niger’s national …
Read More »US ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon takes office in Niger
The US ambassador to Niger, Kathleen FitzGibbon, has presented her credentials to the foreign ministry in Niamey, state-owned TV in the West African state reports. She presented her credentials to the foreign ministry on Sunday, as a Russian delegation arrived in Niamey for talks with the junta, state TV reports. …
Read More »Niger’s attorney general confirms attempted escape by Mohamed Bazoum
The attorney general at the Niamey Court of Appeal, Salissou Chaïbou, affirmed that there had been an attempt to escape by overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum. “These are real facts and not a staging,” said Salissou Chaïbou about Mohamed Bazoum’s escape attempt, in a statement broadcast on national television, Télé Sahel. …
Read More »Security: French troops leave Niger base for Chad
Nearly 200 French soldiers have left Niger’s south-western Ouallam town amid ongoing withdrawals from the Sahel nation, state-owned Tele Sahel TV station reports. It said that 193 French soldiers based in Ouallam left their camp for Chad on Sunday. The troops reportedly left with 28 lorries as well as 24 …
Read More »Man slits motorcyclist’s throat and robs him in Niger
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a commercial motorcycle rider before stealing his motorcycle in the Shabalile area of Mokwa, Niger, according to reports. “The suspect boarded the motorcycle to Eppa village and while on their way, he stopped the rider and macheted him to death,” according …
Read More »Algeria suspends mediation over Niger coup crisis
Algeria has announced the suspension of its efforts to mediate the political crisis in Niger following the coup in July. Its foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday that declarations from the Nigerien authorities had raised “legitimate questions about their real willingness to follow through on their acceptance …
Read More »President Macron announces withdrawal of French troops from Niger
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the return to Paris of the ambassador to Niamey and the withdrawal of French troops from Niger, but also the end of all military cooperation with the country. This comes as calls for the departure of the ambassador and French troops from this West …
Read More »China intends to play a “mediating role” in the crisis in Niger
The Chinese government intends to play a “mediating role” in the political crisis in Niger, declared Jiang Feng, the Chinese ambassador to this country in an interview on Monday on Nigerien national television. “The Chinese government intends to play a role of good offices, of mediator, with total respect for …
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