Niger News » Niamey News Niger » Niamey » Social: US Embassy in Niger partially evacuated after military takeover, Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced late Wednesday that the State Department had ordered a temporary departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from Niger from the U.S.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Coup d’état in Niger: Is Niamey-Cotonou corridor a lost cause?
A major player in American economic diplomacy on the continent, the American agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has announced that it is suspending its funding to Niger, including funds for ...
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Niger's leader detained by his guards in "fit of temper," president's office says
An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the fragile nation of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army, sources said.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: Entertainment, Social Cohesion, Tailored Assistance for Migrant Children in Niger
Marking the International Day of the African Child this past Sunday (16/06) in Niamey, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized an afternoon of dance, acrobatics, magic, theatre, ...
News Niger » Niamey » Social: American missionary kidnapped from home in Niger's capital by armed men, sources tell CBS News
Johannesburg — Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger told CBS News on Wednesday that an American national was kidnapped from his home in the capital Niamey on Tuesday night.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: China’s $4.5 Billion Headache: The Niger-Benin Pipeline and the Limits of Non-Interference
The question is no longer whether Beijing is meddling in African affairs, but how much longer it can pretend that it isn’t.
News Niger » Niamey » Social: UK reduces embassy staff in Niger amidst military coup and social unrest
The UK announced Thursday that it would reduce the number of staff at its embassy in Niger amidst ongoing social unrest over a military-led coup that occurred last week. The UK joins other countries, ...
News Niger » Niamey » Social: What’s behind the dispute between Benin and Niger?
Part of the Niger-Benin dispute is over their mutual border, which Niamey has kept closed - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP JUSTIN SULLIVAN Part of the Niger ...