Niger
Fri, 07 May 2021 15:26:10 GMTPres. Sahlework Briefs Niger's Pres. Mohamed Bazum On Current Situation in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA)-President Sahlework Zewdie briefed yesterday Niger's new President Mohamed Bazum on the current situation in Ethiopia. Upon arrival in the capital Niamey on Wednesday, President Sahelework was warmly welcomed whil...
Wed, 05 May 2021 07:52:25 GMTNew Government Should Investigate Massacres - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Nairobi -- Bazoum Administration Should Make Justice a Priority
Fri, 07 May 2021 13:06:43 GMTWeather Forecasts a 'Life-Saving Tool Against Meningitis'
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Scientists are using weather-based surveillance to predict impending meningitis outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa, making weather forecasts a possible tool to help health services combat the disease.
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:25:04 GMTNiger's Human Rights Record to Be Examined By Universal Periodic Review
[OHCHR] Geneva -- Niger is one of the 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session taking place from 3 to 14 May*. Niger's first and second UPR reviews took place in February 2011 and January 2016, respectively.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:19:34 GMTShoukry Briefs Niger's President On Egypt's Stance On GERD
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shourky had a meeting on Wednesday 21/4/2021 evening with President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum as part of an ongoing tour of some African states.
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:06:44 GMTNigerian Fintech Okra Raises $3.5m Backed By Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures
[TechCrunch] The last five years have seen a plethora of fintech applications in Nigeria (and Africa, in general) grow at an astonishing rate. But most of these companies and developers find it difficult to access real-time banking data. This, in tur...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:23:28 GMTDeportations Put Migrants' Lives At Risk
[MSF] Safi Keita left Mali for Algeria to make a living selling spices. Her two children had stayed behind with her mother, and she was four months pregnant with her third child on the day that Algerian police arrived at her home. "The [police office...
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:32:34 GMTBuhari Hosts Nigerien President, Mohamed Bazoum
[Premium Times] The two West African leaders went into closed doors bilateral talks immediately after the brief welcoming ceremony.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:14:47 GMTBuhari Breaks Fast With Nigerien President, Bazoum
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday evening hosted his Nigerien counterpart, Mohamed Bazoum, to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to share blessings of Ramadan while promoting harmony and mutual understanding between the t...
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:31:45 GMTUNICEF 'Deeply Saddened' at Deaths of 20 Schoolchildren in a Fire in Niamey
[Unicef] Niamey, Niger -- Statement attributable to Mr. Aboubacry Tall, UNICEF Representative a.i. in Niger
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:48:39 GMTBuilding Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:16:17 GMTHow Smuggled Petrol From Nigeria Floods Niger, Cameroon, Benin, Togo
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's refined petroleum products, especially the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, is the 'smuggle gold' feeding Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Chad and Niger Republic, which all share border with Nigeria.