Immédiatement après le putsch des militaires nigériens contre le président Mohamed Bazoum, les autorités françaises (dont le pays est directement visé par ce putsch) ont réagi : «Il y va de l’avenir du Niger et
Niger, la bataille de l’uranium
La course effrénée aux matières premières a remis au goût du jour le nucléaire. L’uranium du Niger, 4ème producteur mondial, il y a peu uniquement exploité par la société française Areva, est devenu un enjeu
Montée des tensions au Niger : Pourquoi la France n’est plus la bienvenue au Sahel
NDLR : Cet entretien, bien que tourné ce jeudi 10 août, ne prend pas en compte la montée très récente des tensions au Sahel. En effet, dans l’après-midi, les chefs d’États de la CEDEAO ont
Former Defense Minister says forming joint military force will take time
The former Minister of Defense, Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Barghathi, ruled out the formation of the joint military force any time soon, telling Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that with the escalation of political disputes over power in recent
Al-Koni reiterates to Chad’s president importance of peacefully retrieving Niger’s legitimacy
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Council, Mossa Al-Koni, stressed the need to preserve the safety and security of Niger and its people, and to restore its constitutional legitimacy without pushing the situation there into
UN envoy, Niger’s officials discuss ridding Libya of foreign mercenaries
The UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily said in his final stop in Libya’s southern neighbours, Niamy, he had a series of meetings with Niger’s leaders including the President, Ministers of Defence and Interior and
Keeping Jihadists Out of Northern Côte d’Ivoire
What’s new? As jihadist groups in the Sahel move southward, Côte d’Ivoire has beefed up its security deployment in the north and rolled out a range of social projects to alleviate poverty and youth unemployment. Militant
At least 27 migrants found dead in the desert near Tunisian border, Libyan government says
At least 27 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have died in recent days in the country’s western desert near the border with Tunisia, Libyan authorities said. In a statement posted on Facebook, Libya’s Interior Ministry said
Interpol leads vast operation targeting organised crime in West Africa
A vast police operation against West African mafia groups specialising in internet fraud has been carried out by Interpol, the international criminal police organisation. More than two million euros were seized or frozen and 103
Western officials: Niger junta warned they’d kill deposed president after any military intervention
Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press. They spoke