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The upper house of parliament backs a proposed overseas deployment as Algiers deepens security ties with Niamey and seeks to safeguard strategic projects, including a planned gas pipeline linking ...
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: Algerian parliament’s upper house approves troop deployment to Niger
Vote to send forces comes after a recent defence pact between the two neighbouring countries.
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: Niger Fuel Shortage Reaches Niamey, What It Means
Niger fuel shortage hit Niamey on October 18, 2026, with daily refinery output roughly 1.4 million litres below demand. Here is what it means.
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: Niger’s junta marks three years amid rising violence and lost freedoms
Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ...
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Deal With Niger on New 38-Month Loan
IMF staff and the Nigerien authorities reached staff-level agreement on the final review of the economic program supported by the Extended Credit ...
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: ECOWAS lifts 'some' sanctions on Niger: Commission chief
A no-fly zone, border closures and asset freezes were among the measures being stopped "with immediate effect" on "humanitarian grounds", ECOWAS Commission chief Omar Alieu Touray said.
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties
Niamey, Niger – “No talk of politics today,” Aissata* said to her teenage daughter on the way to her parents’ house for their traditional Sunday gathering in Niamey. “We can’t talk about any of this ...
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger's mutiny
ABUJA, Nigeria — Niger’s junta survived its most severe internal threat since seizing power in a 2023 coup when renegade soldiers staged a mutiny over the weekend, triggering a 24-hour standoff that ...
News Niger » Niamey » Economy: Niger military accuses France of orchestrating failed mutiny: What to know
French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.