While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence from France in 1960. Current premium viewers: 187 Niger, formally ...

Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in 2023, is now Niger's president. The country's return to democratic norms looks further away than ever. Niger entrenched military ...

NIAMEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives in a dispute over disparities between the salaries of expatriate staff and lower-paid local workers, Oil Minister Sahabi ...

CHIKA OTUCHIKERE explores Governor Mohammed Bago’s efforts to position the state as the number one food hub in the country, given its land mass of arable land Niger State is blessed with the ...

French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the West African country. After seizing power in a coup in July last year ...

Production at the Cominak uranium mine at Akouta in Niger came to an end yesterday after over 40 years of operations during which it produced more than 75,000 tU. The mine has now entered the ...

Niger has restarted oil exports following a resolution with Benin over a border dispute that had halted crude shipments since June. The reopening of the Niger-Benin pipeline, operated by China ...

Deposed President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger is still being detained by the putschists. One year ago, soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected government and took President Mohamed Bazoum ...

A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighboring Benin, both a result of last ...

Niger’s junta has confirmed that rebels damaged an oil pipeline carrying crude oil to neighbouring Benin. The Patriotic Liberation Front, which is fighting for the release of former president ...

In a tragic incident, unidentified assailants attacked soldiers guarding the major Niger-Benin oil pipeline, resulting in the deaths of six soldiers. Three security sources confirmed the attack ...

Niger’s relations with its neighbor Benin have been strained since a July 2023 coup in Niger, followed by border closures. Despite incurring huge losses, landlocked Niger was reluctant to open ...