Tag: Niger
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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 Russia’s aerospace agency Roscosmos in Mali’s 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 country’s 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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French nuclear giant slips into the red following Niger-French breakup
French nuclear giant Orano ended the first half of the year with a loss of €133 million, weighed down by difficulties in its mining activities in Niger due to a “highly degraded” political context since a military regime came to power a year ago. The coup in Niger on 26 July last year led to…
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Situation in Niger: Intensification of Counter-Terrorism Activities
Summary for July 21 – August 21, 2024 The positive trend aimed at destroying cells of terrorist organizations on the territory of the country continues. Along the Malian border, the armed forces conducted an operation to free hostages from the captivity of the local branch of the “Islamic State”, involving about a thousand troops. After…
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Breaking News: Patrice Talon Secures Key Concessions on Agadem Oil in Quiet Meeting with Chinese Delegation
On the morning of 15 May 2024, Benin’s President Patrice Talon discreetly welcomed a Chinese delegation, marking a significant development in the ongoing negotiations surrounding the Agadem oil field. The meeting, conducted away from the public eye, has yielded substantial concessions from Talon on the thorny issue of Agadem oil, a matter of critical importance…
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