Niger News News Niger » Government: Niger: New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights
(Nairobi) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law, Human Rights Watch said ...
News Niger » Government: Niger says it will nationalize a uranium venture operated by France's Orano
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium ...
News Niger » Government: Niger’s junta leader cements grip on power as he is sworn in as president for a 5-year period
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West ...
News Niger » Government: Niger launches AES biometric passport as Sahel alliance replaces ECOWAS-era travel documents
Niger has taken another step toward implementing the Alliance of Sahel States' (AES) common travel framework after President Abdourahamane Tiani enrolled for the country's new AES biometric passport.
News Niger » Government: No plan to destabilise Republic of Niger, says FG
The federal government has firmly denied any plans to destabilize the Republic of Niger, as well as the claims of French military troops stationed in northern Nigeria to prepare for destabilizing the ...
News Niger » Government: Niger Govt unveils plans to cut housing costs for residents to build at their pace
Maurice Magaji, Commissioner for Land and Survey in Niger, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday. He said the ministry had come up with an initiative to ...
News Niger » Government: Niger Republic’s linguistic geo-politics
International politics in the West African sub-region entered a dynamic phase when a fresh wave of coups-d’état started to take place in the French-speaking part. Especially noteworthy among these ...
News Niger » Government: Niger government continues to support Dasa, Global Atomic says
Global Atomic's Dasa uranium project in Niger has not been affected by political developments over the past year and continues to be supported by the Niger cabinet, the company's President and CEO ...