Sudan overcame the handicap of being unable to play at home due to a civil war by defeating Niger 1-0 when 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying kicked off on…
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Niger’s capital Niamey surrounded by floodwater
Niger’s capital Niamey has been almost completely cut off from the rest of the country by rising floodwater following the heavy rains that have hit the Sahel region since June.…
Landlocked Niger shuts off oil taps to Benin amid row
The taps feeding a pipeline carrying oil from landlocked Niger to Benin for export have been shut off, Nigerien public television said, escalating a diplomatic row between the neighbours. Ties…
IMF poised to release $70 million in funding for Niger
The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Niger on periodic reviews of several aid programs underway in the Sahel country, opening the door to…
Niger TV station sacks 36 staff for wage arrears strike
Popular private television channel Canal 3 Niger has sacked 36 employees who went on a three-day strike to demand pay arrears. Those sacked on Tuesday include journalists, cameramen and technicians.…
Niger says US to submit plan to ‘disengage’ troops
Niger on Wednesday said the United States will shortly submit a proposal to “disengage” its soldiers from the country, after the regime said it was withdrawing from a 2012 cooperation…
US says Niger cooperation beneficial as it awaits answers
The United States on Monday described military ties with Niger, home to a major drone base, as mutually beneficial as it said it was awaiting clarification on an announcement severing…
Nigerians suffer along troubled border with Niger
Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three sisters trek across the border on their way to a wedding in Niger, carrying their babies on their backs. The 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometre)…
AU summit seeks to raise Africa’s voice on global stage
The African Union’s annual summit will open on Saturday against the backdrop of coups in Gabon and Niger and a political crisis in Senegal, posing challenges for the bloc as…
ECOWAS exit ‘carefully considered’ decision — Burkina PM
The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the West African bloc ECOWAS is a “carefully considered decision” in response to hopes for “total sovereignty”, Burkina’s prime minister has…