Niger News » Agadez Region News Niger » Agadez Region » Trade: Niger opens investigation into $5 million sale of Martian meteorite found in Agadez region
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/niger-opens-investigation-into-5-million-sale-of-martian-meteorite-found-in-agadez-region/ar-AA1IZDeX
Published on: Sunday 20 July 2025
Authorities in Niger say they are looking into the recent sale of a meteorite discovered in the country, saying it could be a case of "illicit international trafficking." Niger says it will open an ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Trade: Deadly trade through Niger snares refugees and migrants
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/africa/news/stories/deadly-trade-through-niger-snares-refugees-and-migrants
Published on: Thursday 03 August 2017
AGADEZ, Niger – Daniel knows well the dangers of the route to Libya. As he recalls his journey from his native Cameroon, the details spill out in a staccato of words, fidgets and sideways glances, an ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Trade: People smugglers enriched in Niger’s Agadez after junta dumps EU migration deal
News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/396362/people-smugglers-enriched-in-nigers-agadez-after-junta-dumps-eu-migration-deal/
Published on: Tuesday 28 October 2025
One morning in late 2023, in an informal settlement in Niger's Agadez city, 49-year-old Bilal – a “passeur”, or smuggler who arranges migrants’ journeys to Europe – pocketed CFA200,000 ($350) from a ...