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14.08 / 02:27

UPS Target Action show country Niger regime pledges to bring Bazoum to trial for 'high treason'

Also Read: Niger coup: Residents brace for worst as deadline of military action by West African nations arrives Since the day of the coup, Bazoum, along with his son and wife, has been confined within his presidential residence. “Military leaders said they had not taken over Bazoum's residence and that he was still free to communicate with the outside world. Bazoum had received regular visits from his doctor", they said.

02.02 / 05:57

Target Reuters Strategy President social strain mountaineering US military launches airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

29.01 / 10:29

Citizens security economy community country 3 coup-hit West African nations leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration

The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS

23.12 / 21:19

UPS awards show performer testing politician Investigations Nigerian agency 'failed completely' to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say

In Nigeria, the first part of a $1 billion project to clean up Ogoniland in the Niger Delta, where there have been thousands of oil spills, was a “total failure.”

18.11 / 06:35

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The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

17.11 / 17:29

markets Digital awards community President PAM country PM Modi concludes 'productive' Nigeria visit, leaves for Brazil to attend G20 Summit

bilateral talks with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and interacted with the Indian community. Modi arrived in the Nigerian capital early Sunday on the first trip to the West African country by an Indian prime minister after a gap of 17 years. After concluding his «productive» visit, Modi posted on X, «Thank you Nigeria for a productive visit, which will add strength and vigour to India-Nigeria friendship.» «PM @narendramodi concludes a productive visit in Abuja, Nigeria,» the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a post on X.

02.08 / 01:58

security economy Banner show country reports rights Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria's economy. At least 2 killed

Security forces have fired gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria as thousands, mostly young people, poured onto the streets to rally against the country’s spiraling economy

23.06 / 23:02

markets Extreme security country Courts rights International Niger revokes French company's operating permit at major uranium mine

Nigerien military authorities have withdrawn the operating permit for a large uranium mine from the French company Orano

23.06 / 22:43

UPS security economy President country International Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began

A pipeline project built with China's support that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin

19.05 / 22:43

UPS FIVE wellness love track travelers Interviews Lounge Loves: A mango beer, Mdou Moctar's new album and more

— Nitin Sreedhar It has always been deodorant sprays for me unless I am travelling, when I switch to deo sticks, and so, I never got the idea of a deodorant cream. I wasn’t really sure of how a cream could have you smelling nice for long. Well, it just took a dab of the Bare Bar deodorant I was gifted recently to make me an instant convert.

14.05 / 16:15

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Amid world-shaking crises in the Middle East, Europe and the Indo-Pacific, the news from Niger might seem unimportant. Yes, American troops are making an ignominious withdrawal as Russian forces sashay into the same Nigerien air base hosting U.S. personnel.

28.02 / 16:46

UPS Waters Research community social reports International Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell's $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta

Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the $2.4 billion sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets

25.02 / 06:38

Citizens Election wellness President stage country travelers West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue to resolve tensions

West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger which were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year

24.02 / 14:01

markets UPS Strategy Remark community President country West African ECOWAS bloc mulls new strategy towards junta states

By Felix Onuah

13.02 / 05:12

UPS Reuters Experts country Interviews International Analysis-For West African juntas, CFA franc pits sovereignty against expediency

By Joe Bavier and Boureima Balima

29.01 / 07:41

UPS FIVE Election wellness trends President country Nigeria oil enters unclear new era after Shell's onshore asset sale

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Libby George

16.01 / 19:23

UPS Waters Align President country prevention Shell to sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first

Shell has reached an agreement with a consortium of companies to sell its onshore business in Nigeria's Niger Delta in a deal worth $2.4 billion

23.11 / 10:16

Target Gap economy Nov show country Oil slips 1% on growing angst over delayed OPEC+ meeting

By Natalie Grover

19.11 / 09:43

Fighting Parke cover Inside information Department gatherings Militants Take Cover Amid Elephants, Lions in West Africa’s National Parks

KAOBAGOU, Benin—Gunmen pulled 18 villagers from their homes during a night raid this spring, shooting some and slitting the throats of the rest. They wedged hand grenades under the bodies, laying a trap for those who would discover the grisly scene. Two more villagers were later killed when they moved the corpses and triggered the explosives.

26.10 / 06:45

UPS Provident BLOCK President country social medicines Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice

Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago

12.10 / 19:53

COST Continental President Experts country shock IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change

Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture

18.09 / 00:31

UPS ETF Cameco Uranium Uranium junior Alligator Energy launches $23m placement

ASX-listed Alligator Energy launched a $23 million capital raising on Monday morning with its broker Bell Potter in tow.

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