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Wed, 12 Jan 2022 07:56:13 GMT
Bitter Christmas in Niger for the International Justice Stateless
[JusticeInfo.net] Arusha -- Even in their worst nightmares, the eight Rwandans never imagined being in a worse dead-end than the one they were living in Arusha. Although they were acquitted or released years ago from the International Criminal Tribun...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:50:40 GMT
New U.S. Embassy Project in Niamey Achieves Leed Platinum
[State Department] The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the New U.S. Embassy Project in Niamey Achieves LEED® Platinum

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:40:44 GMT
Suspended Jail Terms for Journalists Who Published Report On Corruption
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the suspended prison sentences passed yesterday on two Nigerien journalists who published an international report about drug trafficking and corruption in Niger. These totally unjustified sentences...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:13:21 GMT
Sahel Conflict Set to Worsen in 2022 - Analysts
[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attempted coup in Niger, and calls for Burkina Faso's president to resign. Burkina Faso experien...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:40:19 GMT
French Army Claims to Have Killed Suspect in 2020 Murders of Aid Workers in Niger
[RFI] The French army says that it has killed one of the suspects in last year's murder of eight people including six young French aid workers in the Koure National Park in Niger,

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:27:34 GMT
France Claims to Have Killed Suspect in Murders of Aid Workers
[DW] French armed forces say they have killed a senior "Islamic State" member believed to have been involved in a 2020 attack that left six French aid workers dead.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:34:21 GMT
Niger's National Day 2021
[State Department] On behalf of the United States Government and the American people, I send my congratulations to the Government of Niger and all Nigeriens as you celebrate Republic Day.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:52:06 GMT
No, Nigerian Senator Kalu Didn't Tell Reporters He'd Ensure Detained Biafra Separatist Leader Kanu Spends 'The Rest of His Life in Prison'
[Africa Check] "I will make sure Nnamdi kanu spend the rest of his life in prison since he revealed our discussion to Ejiofor," begins a message posted on Facebook in December 2021, supposedly quoting Nigerian senator Orji Kalu.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:57:47 GMT
U.S. Donates Second C-130 to Niger to Support Sahel Operations
[Africom] U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Niam -- Niger received the first of the three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. in January 2021, and has employed the mobility platform for various humanitarian assistance operatio...



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