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Niger and Mali, two terrorism-stricken nations, have agreed to set up an inter-governmental cross-border security committee to pool efforts to fight the terrorism scourge. The decision was made Tuesday at talks in Bamako between Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and visiting President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. The purpose of setting up the committee is […]
President Mahamadou Issouffou of Niger has instructed the government to develop a rice production program which will ensure that from 2023, there will be zero rice imports in the West African famine-stricken nation. According to Nigerien nutrition coordinator for the 3N Initiative – a program put in place to achieve food self-sufficiency – the national […]
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning to establish a military base in Niger near the border with Libya, reports say as talks between the West African country and the Gulf country have reached final stages. The UAE will become the fourth country to have a military base in Niger after France, the USA and Germany. […]
The European Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have earmarked about €67 million to support the fight against climate change in Niger. The funding will support the Program for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (PIDACC) in the Niger Basin. The funding agreement was signed by the Nigerien Minister of Planning, Kané Aichatou […]
Militants have killed 28 Nigerien soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, Niger government said. Earlier reports have announced that 17 soldiers were killed after the attack near the western village of Tongo Tongo. But the bodies of 11 more soldiers have been found, bringing the total number of casualties to 28 in […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to build one million water tanks in Senegal, Niger and Burkina Faso to address the water deficit experienced by these Sahel nations. Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Sahel countries, which often already suffer from a structural shortage of water infrastructure. FAO’s initiative will provide some 20,000 women […]
Niger has just created a new Mobile Border Control Company in Birni N’Konni (south), near the border with Nigeria, to fight organized cross-border crime, reported African Daily Voice, quoting an official source. The signing of the training agreement, which marks the launch of the first training cycle of 263 Niger police officers for the new […]
President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, received, on Monday in Niamey, a written message from King Mohammed VI. The Royal message deals with “bilateral relations and the means to strengthen them in all areas,” Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, who conveyed the message to President Issoufou, told reporters following the audience. The message also […]
King Mohammed VI announced, Monday, that Morocco will finance the feasibility studies to finalize the Climate Investment Plan for the Sahel region. The announcement came in a message he addressed to the 1st Conference of the Climate Commission for the Sahel Region, which opened Monday in Niger’s capital city, Niamey. The Sovereign underlined the importance […]
Speaker of Niger Parliament Ousseini Tinni has commended the positive contributions made by Morocco in support to the development process in this African country through the presence of several Moroccan banks, telecom firms, public works companies… During a meeting held Monday in Rabat with Head of Moroccan Govt Saad Eddine El Otmani, Mr. Ousseini, who […]