Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Niger’s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers. Intense fighting took place in the early hours of Saturday before dozens of soldiers were detained. Several others were killed as they tried to storm the presidential palace. The troops were reportedly unhappy about the…
Heavy gunfire rocked Niger’s capital, Niamey, overnight as insurgents from within the armed forces attempted to storm the presidential palace, according to a security source who spoke with AFP. The attack on Saturday was successfully repelled by the presidential guard, though shooting continued in several neighbourhoods throughout the night. The violence was concentrated in the…
Sustained gunfire and explosions have been reported in several parts of Niger’s capital, Niamey, in what security sources described as an attack targeting a military base, the international airport and the area around the presidential palace. Witnesses told Reuters that heavy gunfire was heard early Saturday, particularly around Diori Hamani International Airport and Base 101,…
The Mauritanian Minister of Defence, Hanana Ould Sidi, arrived in Niamey on Tuesday and was received in audience by General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s Head of State, at the Presidential Palace. The envoy from Nouakchott delivered a written message from Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, addressed directly to his Nigerien counterpart. The gesture underscores…
Niger’s Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, joined his counterparts from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) in Dakar on Wednesday for a high-level meeting hosted by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The gathering marked a key moment for the eight-member bloc. It focused on assessing recent…
The wife of the Niger State governor, Hajiya Fatima Bago, has distributed a variety of foodstuffs to no fewer than 40 groups and associations. The distribution exercise was held at the Women’s Multipurpose Center, Minna, on Friday, 13th December 2024. Speaking to the beneficiaries before the flag-off of the distribution, Bago told the large…
Niger’s Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie (CNSP), under the leadership of General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has shared his vision for Nigeriens as the country marks its 1st anniversary since the French-inclined and close European Union ally, Mohamed Bazoum was ousted. Recall that on July 26, 2023, a coup d’état occurred in Niger when the…
