[Ecowas] The Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the contingency plan and modalities on the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Republics of Mali and Niger from ECOWAS holds from Apri...

[This Day] * As UNICEF, Adamawa govt urge parents to immunise children against polio

[Vanguard] Nigeria has cut electricity sale to Junta-ruled Niger Republic to 46 megawatts from 80 megawatts.

[Vanguard] Nigeria and Niger Republic have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties, with a focus on economic cooperation, regional security, and joint infrastructure projects.

[RFI] Algeria has closed its airspace to flights to and from Mali and recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger, in response to what it calls "serious and unfounded allegations" that it shot down a Malian drone.

[allAfrica] Sudan War is Spreading, Two Years On

[RFI] Tensions between Algeria and its southern neighbours have flared once again after the downing of a Turkish-made military drone near the Mali border, underscoring the ongoing instability in the Sahel.

[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the release, on 04 April 2025, of eight refugees and asylum-seekers residing at the Humanitarian Centre in Agadez.

[allAfrica] UN Condemns Extrajudicial Killings In Sudan's Capital Khartoum

[HRW] Dozens Set Free but Ex-President Bazoum, Others Remain Wrongfully Imprisoned

[RFI] Niger's military government says it has released some 50 people detained after last year's coup - including former ministers, political figures and a journalist.

[RFI] Niger's ruling junta said there would be a five-year transition to constitutional rule starting from Wednesday, in an announcement during a signing ceremony for a new transition charter.

[UN News] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.

[People's Dispatch] Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the OIF has become "a remote-controlled political instrument" operated from Paris to suit its "geopolitical consideratio...