News in brief
The Swiss-Cameroonian activist Nathalie Yamb, known for her outspoken pan-Africanist positions and her criticism of France’s influence in Africa, announced that she has been appointed special adviser to the President of Niger, General Abdourahamane Tiani. Along with her new role, she also received......
The Malian government has confirmed the release of four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped earlier this year near the northeastern border of Burkina Faso with Niger. The drivers, abducted in January, were freed last Sunday and are reported to be "safe and sound." Joint effort leads......
Niger has announced its intention to revive its national airline, and has turned to Morocco for guidance and technical support in this ambitious endeavor. This was revealed during a recent high-level meeting in Rabat between Morocco’s Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh, and......
Two years after Niger’s elected president Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a military coup, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the ruling junta to immediately release him from arbitrary detention. The organization emphasized that Bazoum, along with his wife Hadiza, has been held without trial......
Eleven Nigerien soldiers lost their lives on Friday in a deadly ambush claimed by a terrorist group in the northern region of the country, close to the Algerian border, according to local sources reported on Saturday. The attack targeted a patrol from the Agadez Special Intervention Battalion, which......
Four Moroccan truck drivers who disappeared on Saturday between Dore, Burkina Faso, and Tera, Niger, remain unaccounted for despite unconfirmed reports of their release. Mustapha Chaoune, Secretary General of Morocco's Democratic Organization of Multimodal Transport and Logistics, stated Monday that......
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger, marking the first abduction of a European citizen in the country since the military coup of 2023. The Austrian Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that its embassy in Algeria, which also covers Niger, had been notified and was in communication......
