NIGER has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday, in a move that highlighted tensions between France and the African country’s ruling junta. Orano said it had been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern …
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A democratically elected president who was kicked out of power by the military a year ago should now lose his immunity from prosecution, Niger’s top court has ruled. That decision by the newly created body clears the way for Mohamed Bazoum, 64, to be tried by a military court. He …
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RECENT reports suggesting the resettlement of foreign troops from neighbouring Niger to northern Nigeria have been vehemently denied by Nigerian authorities, with Information Minister Mohammed Idris labelling such claims as ‘falsehood’. Addressing the speculation, Idris clarified, ‘We have neither received nor are we considering any proposals from any country on …
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THE government of Niger has officially terminated its military cooperation agreement with the United States, effective immediately. This abrupt decision was announced on national television on Saturday evening, just one day after a senior US delegation concluded a three-day visit aimed at engaging with Niger’s military junta, which has shown …
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THE military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali’s capital Bamako. The Liptako-Gourma Charter establishes the Alliance of Sahel States, Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Its …
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NIIGER’s coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to “military intervention”. Relations with France, Niger’s former colonial power, degraded after Paris stood by ousted president Mohamed Bazoum following the July coup. “France continues to deploy its …
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The Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Niger State, Alhaji Mu’azu Hamidu Jantabo, has assured all the agencies under the Ministry of his plans to address the various issues confronting them, especially staff welfare packages, to be given the desired priority. The Commissioner, who gave the assurance …
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General Abdourahamane Tchiani is the new leader of Niger following a military takeover, state television reported on Friday. The chief of the Presidential Guard has been named “president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland,” a statement said, with elected President Mohamed Bazoum detained by Army putschists …
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received more international support in its efforts at restoring constitutional order in Niger Republic, where military coupists have seized power and detained the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. In separate telephone conversations with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday evening in Abuja, …
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the coup d’etat in Niger. A statement posted on the website of the ECOWAS Commission said the bloc received the news of the military incursion with “shock and consternation”. “ECOWAS condemns, in the strongest terms, the attempt to seize …
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