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Sahel. Women Are at the Forefront of the Struggle for Sovereignty - Latin American Summary

By Nicolás Mwangi / Peoples Dispacht / Africa in Summary, September 6, 2025. Women speaking at the Sahel Solidarity Conference in Niamey, Niger, November 2024. Photo: Pedro Stropasolas On the eve of the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States, a web seminar highlighted the historical role played by the [...] La entrada Sahel. Women are at the forefront of the struggle for sovereignty was first published in Latin American Summary.Niamey · Niamey Read Article

"Great Corruption" in Niamey: Transparency International Denounces Illegal Contract

Transparency International Niger (TI-Niger) released on Friday, 29 August, a "accusator" statement in which the NGO denounces several serious irregularities and what it describes as "Great Corruption" relating to a partnership between the City of Niamey and the private company N-TRANS.Niamey · Niamey Read Article

Zigiranyirazo’s death brings back into focus fate of ‘stateless’ Rwandans stranded in Niger

The death of former Rwandan politician, businessman, and administrator Protais Zigiranyirazo in Niger last week turned the spotlight on one of international justice’s most troubling chapters. Known simply as Monsieur Zed (“Mr Z”), the brother-in-law of Rwanda’s former president, Juvénal Habyarimana, died not as a convicted war criminal, but as a man who had been legally cleared of genocide charges and yet remained imprisoned by circumstances bey…Niamey · Niamey Read Article

35 Migrants Killed in Niger Desert

Niamey (Agencies) – At least 35 migrants have died since January in the Niger desert while trying to reach Europe, the Alarm Phone Sahara told AFP on Monday. Aziz Cheikhou, coordinator of the Nigerien NGO, said, “According to our own documentation, between 35 and 40 people died crossing the desert to Libya and Algeria,” both neighboring Niger. Thousands of Africans attempt to cross the vast Niger desert every year to reach Libya and Algeria and …Immigration · Niamey Read Article

Abdourahamane Tiani, the Falcons and the Sovereignists: the New Masters of Niamey

Two years after taking power in Niger by depositing Mohamed Bazoum, General Tiani is confronted with a very difficult security environment and the impatience of a part of the army and the Nigerians. A small circle tries to help him cope with it.International · Niamey Read Article

Niger : Le gouvernement décide de la réduction des frais de scolarité dans le privé, dès la rentrée 2025-2026

Nul besoin de dire que dans un environnement où l’éducation/enseignement est devenue un pur business, un secteur vénal, de courses au profit, parfois au détriment de la qualité et d’un traitement adéquat des enseignants et du personnel travaillant, les rentrées scolaires riment avec angoisses pour parents d’élèves et tous ceux qui ont en charge des frais de scolarité. Le gouvernement nigérien a, lui, décidé de réglementer désormais les frais de …Niamey · Niamey Read Article

Niger: 2 lesbians released after provisional detention

2 young lesbians who were placed in pre-trial detention and imprisoned at the Niamey Detention Center on July 16 were finally released on Tuesday, August 5, following deliberations. However, the public prosecutor had demanded that the public hearing be maintained and had even requested a 3 year prison sentence and a fine of 100,000 CFA francs (US$152) against the two defendants for public indecency, pursuant to Articles 275 and 276 of the Nigeri…Niamey · Niamey Read Article

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Sahel. Women Are at the Forefront of the Struggle for Sovereignty - Latin American Summary

"Great Corruption" in Niamey: Transparency International Denounces Illegal Contract

In Niger, Niamey's New Municipal Impoundment Is Controversial

Umoa-Titles: Niger Raises Cfaf 10 Billion at an Exorbitant Rate of 9.99%

Niger: Launch of Four Joint Government-United Nations Programmes for 2025-2029

Zigiranyirazo’s death brings back into focus fate of ‘stateless’ Rwandans stranded in Niger

35 Migrants Killed in Niger Desert

Abdourahamane Tiani, the Falcons and the Sovereignists: the New Masters of Niamey

Niger : Le gouvernement décide de la réduction des frais de scolarité dans le privé, dès la rentrée 2025-2026

Niger: 2 lesbians released after provisional detention

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Sahel. Women Are at the Forefront of the Struggle for Sovereignty - Latin American Summary

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In Niger, Niamey's New Municipal Impoundment Is Controversial

Umoa-Titles: Niger Raises Cfaf 10 Billion at an Exorbitant Rate of 9.99%

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Abdourahamane Tiani, the Falcons and the Sovereignists: the New Masters of Niamey

Niger : Le gouvernement décide de la réduction des frais de scolarité dans le privé, dès la rentrée 2025-2026

Niger: 2 lesbians released after provisional detention