Tag: Niger
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ย ๐ซ๐ท ๐จ๐ฎ Frances Decline in West Africa: The Unraveling of a Colonial Grip
By Panafrican.Email News Team The winds of change blow fiercely through the Sahel and West Africa. In a move that shakes the foundations of decades-old geopolitical dynamics, Ivory Coast has joined a growing list of nations severing military ties with France. President Alassane Ouattara, in a symbolic end-of-year address, announced that French forces would withdraw…
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๐ณ๐ชNiger Takes Control of Uranium Mine Amid Growing Rift with France
The diplomatic spat between Nigerโs military-led government and its former colonial power, France, has taken a dramatic turn. In a move that underscores the shifting dynamics of control over Africaโs natural resources, Nigerโs junta has seized control of the Somair uranium mine, which had been operated by the French nuclear energy company, Orano. The Somair…
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Brief: The Islamic State-Aligned Lakurawa of Nigeria
There is a little-known militant group currently operating in Nigeria which has been around since about 2016-2017. They are known as the Lakurawa, which officials in Abuja are taking quite seriously and trying to stamp out before the group has an opportunity to form lasting roots, as have other insurgencies in the country. Their name is derived…
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๐ณ๐ช๐ Niger welcomes Burkina Faso, Mali and Togo for the first time to its International Women’s Crafts Fair (SAFEM)
With the participation of these three countries, this year’s SAFEM demonstrates the event’s growing regional importance, Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said at the opening of the fair. ๐ฃ “This is a great opportunity for SAFEM to learn from the experience of other countries, to improve its offering and to be even more…
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๐ณ๐ช๐ซ๐ท Niger authorities announce arrest of suspect reportedly spying for France
According to the Nigerien state television, the country’s special services had detained a man suspected of working for the Directorate-General for External Security, the French foreign intelligence service. The detainee reportedly presented an identity card in the name of Marius Barcea, but according to the report, this document is fake. The man was found to…
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๐ณ๐ช Niger signs agreement with Starlink
Niger Prime Minister Mahamane Lamine Zeine announced that Niger will be connected to the global Starlink satellite communications system. “This is a major achievement for the government, which will allow us to cover all regions of Niger with mobile communications. <โฆ> The Starlink satellites will allow us to have communications throughout the country, which is…
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French nuclear multinational Orano halts uranium output at Niger’s Arlit mine amid financial strain
Orano will suspend production at its Arlit uranium mine in northern Niger due to financial difficulties faced by its Nigerien subsidiary, Somaรฏr. The decision comes as border closures between Niger and Benin, triggered by the July 2023 coup, have blocked all uranium exports. The Arlit uranium mine in northern Niger is operated by its local…
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Niger renames its historic places to sever ties with French colonial past
Since it took control over the country in a July 2023 coup, Nigerโs military junta has been cutting ties with France and forging stronger ones with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali. One example of this shift is Tuesday’s rebranding of a major avenue in Niamey after Djibo Bakary โ a key figure in…
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Beninese anti-activist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris
Beninese activist Kรฉmi Sรฉba was arrested by French police in Paris, according to news reports. He is known for speaking out against France’s strong influence in French-speaking West African countries. Itโs unclear why he travelled to France, and there has been no official comment on his arrest yet. Recently, Sรฉba was appointed as an advisor…
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Floods threaten Niger’s historic ‘gateway to the desert’
Agadez, Niger: Its winding allies, ancient mosque and ochre earthen houses helped bestow on Agadez its UNESCO World Heritage status, but the town in Niger is now under threat from flooding. Overflowing rivers are no longer a rarity in the vast arid nation on the edge of the Sahara Desert. But the rainy season this…
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