Niger Republic

  • People wade through a flooded area carrying belongings.
    Chief Bisong Etahoben

    Devastating Floods Worsen Humanitarian Crises in Niger Republic

    Disastrous floods have aggravated the humanitarian crisis in the Niger Republic, with residents losing homes and families. On Dec. 2, the floods ravaged the Diffa, Maradi, Tahoua, and Tillaberi regions, submerging towns and villages underwater. Responding to the impending environmental crisis, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) partnered with the Swedish Agency for […]

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  • A group of people in desert attire posing in front of vehicles on a sandy terrain.
    Aliyu Dahiru

    Rebel Group Attacks On China-Funded Oil Project In Niger Have Wide Implications

    On June 16, a rebel group in the Niger Republic, the Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL), claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting a Chinese oil project in the country. The FPL’s actions, a warning to the military junta currently in power, threaten to escalate into a full-scale assault on the oil pipeline project that […]

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  • African leaders during the AU conference in Kenya.
    Aliyu Dahiru

    ECOWAS Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Fight Insecurity in West Africa

    President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria convened a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, July 18, with three regional leaders and the President of ECOWAS. The gathering, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focused on formulating effective strategies to combat insecurity in the sub-region. The meeting has reportedly witnessed the participation of President Patrice Talon of Benin, […]

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  • Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

    African Countries Adopt Strategy To Transform Health Security, Emergency Response

    Health ministers across five African countries have adopted an eight-year strategy aimed at containing the health and socioeconomic impacts of public health emergencies. The Regional Strategy for Health Security and Emergencies (2022–2030) was endorsed during the 72nd session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Lomé, Togo. It is currently being […]

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  • Abdulkareem Haruna

    Flood In Niger Republic Takes Grave Toll On Communities Bordering Nigeria

    A total of 35 persons were killed and 51 others injured by flood following weeks of heavy rains around the coastal areas of the Niger Republic in the last two months, officials have said. Significant impacts of the flood were recorded around Maradi and Zinder, regions which share borders with states in Northwest Nigeria. Niger […]

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  • Murtala Abdullahi

    Niger Receives 6 Turkish Armed Drones To Boost War Against Terror Groups

    The Government of the Niger Republic has reportedly received six Turkish built Bayraktar TB2 armed drones as part of the country’s defence contract with Turkey in 2021. According to a Radio France Internationale Media report, the Bayraktar TB2 drones were recently delivered to Niamey airport as part of the first batch of equipment related to […]

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  • Aishat Babatunde, Adebowale Oluwaseun

    Violence In Lake Chad Basin Drives 360,000 Refugees Into Niger Republic

    Violence in Mali, Nigeria and Burkina Faso has forced 360,000 refugees to flee to Niger Republic with 10 per cent of the influx being between Jan. and mid-April 2022, raising concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin. Niger is facing an overlapping threat from the Islamic State terrorists and other non-state […]

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  • Aishat Babatunde

    Drought, Conflict Heighten Malnutrition Risks In Niger Republic, Northwest Nigeria

    Extreme drought, poor harvests, and displacement are causing starvation and malnutrition that threaten children’s survival in the Maradi, South-central Niger Republic and Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. Hunger is at its extreme level in Niger where an estimated 14.7 million people in a 25.1 million population mainly live on arable land as climate vulnerability worsens food […]

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  • Daniel Bernard

    Human Trafficking: 22 Nigerian Teenagers Rescued In Niger Republic

    The Sokoto State command of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued 22 victims of human trafficking who were being taking to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Abubakar Bashiru, Zonal Commander of NAPTIP in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria said the victims were rescued in Niger Republic following an interception […]

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  • Aliyu Dahiru

    Solving Nigeria’s Security Challenges Require Multidimensional Approach – Experts

    Despite several remedies proposed by professionals and analysts, Nigeria’s security situation has worsened. Thousands of people have continued to flee their homes in the Northwest and North-central regions as a result of unabated attacks and conflicts that appear to defy all solutions. Various methods have been attempted, ranging from a “fire-for-fire” approach to carrot-and-stick and, […]

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