Tag: Niger
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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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Russia in satellite deal with West African governments
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites. The three West African countries have been combating Islamist insurgencies for years and have turned to Russia for military support. Ministers from the three countries met officials from Russiaโs aerospace agency Roscosmos in Maliโs capital,…
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One year since AES formation: Russian expert’s reflection on military coordination and future prospects
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) emerged largely as a response to both sanctions imposed on the three states and the shared necessity to combat terrorism in the region, Nikita Panin, an expert at the Center for African Studies at the Higher School of Economics, told panafrican.email While military collaboration has been the most tangible…
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At least 48 killed as fuel tanker hits truck, causing explosion in Nigeria
In Agaie area in the north-central Niger state of Nigeria, a fuel tanker truck has collided with another truck, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the countryโs emergency response agency. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of…
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Floods in West Africa displace nearly 1 million people
Recent heavy rains and floods across Mali, Nigeria and Niger have forced nearly 950,000 people from their homes. NGO Save the children alerted Friday (Sep. 06) about the risk of disease, hunger from crop destruction, and disruption to education that the situation incurs to the hundreds of thousands of children now displaced. While this is…
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Zinder Mosque, one of the oldest in Niger, collapses after torrential rains
The mosque was built around 1852 by Sultan Tanimoune Dan Souleymane. It is listed among the most visited mosques in the country, after the one in Agadez built in 1515. The Zinder region, located in the southeast, is one of the most affected by the intense rainy season that has been hitting Niger since June.
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