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Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine
French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the West African…
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Attack on Chad military base kills at least 40 soldiers
At least 40 Chadian soldiers have been killed after their base was attacked on Sunday evening, the presidency says. President Mahamat Déby…
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Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes
Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s…
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Military juntas in 3 West African nations investigate a French journalist over jihadi analysis
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Prosecutors in military junta-ruled Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso launched investigations on Wednesday against the…
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Floods force Niger to delay new school year
Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the military…
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Forty-eight killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash
At least 48 people have been killed in the central Nigerian state of Niger, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers…
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German army withdraws from Niger as military regime turns to Russia
The German armed forces have ended an eight-year deployment to Niger after surrendering control of a key airbase in the West African…
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Ethiopian posts mislead about confederation treaty between West African military regimes
Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on July 10, 2024 A graphic shared with the post shows a map of Africa and the military rulers of…
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Leaving Syria's civil war to be a mercenary in Africa
For more than 10 years, Abu Mohammad has been living in a tent with his family in northern Syria, displaced by the long-running civil war.…
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Prisoners escape from Niger jail that holds jihadists
Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily fortified jail…
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Junta chiefs 'turn their backs' on West Africa bloc
Niger's military leader, speaking alongside the junta chiefs from Mali and Burkina Faso, has said they are "irrevocably" turning their…
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Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security…
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Niger pulls French firm's permit for big uranium mine
Niger's military government has revoked a French fuel producer's permit to operate at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the…
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President toppled in Niger coup loses immunity
A democratically elected president who was kicked out of power by the military a year ago should now lose his immunity from prosecution,…