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(MENAFN) Moscow has issued a sharp condemnation following a militant assault on Niger's primary international gateway last week, vowing sustained collaboration with regional allies battling extremist violence across the Sahel corridor....

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(MENAFN) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has denounced recent strikes in Niger, including a brazen assault on Niamey's Hamani Diori International Airport, while pledging the continental bloc's unwavering...

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(MENAFN) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, denounced the recent assaults in Niger, including an attack on Niamey’s Hamani Diori International Airport, and reiterated the bloc’s unity with the nation.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, condemned recent attacks in Niger, including an assault on Hamani Diori International Airport in Niamey, while reaffirming the bloc’s solidarity with the country.

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(MENAFN) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission condemned recent violent attacks in Niger, including an assault on Hamani Diori International Airport in Niamey, and reaffirmed the organization’s support for the country.

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(MENAFN) The United States has instructed non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave Niger due to escalating safety concerns, according to reports. "The U.S. government cannot offer routine or emergency services to U.S....

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(MENAFN) The U.S. State Department issued an emergency directive Friday mandating the departure of non-essential government personnel and their families from Niger, citing mounting security threats across the West African nation.

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(MENAFN) Heavy automatic weapons fire and powerful blasts echoed through Niger's capital in the predawn hours Thursday close to an aviation facility, though government officials maintain they have stabilized the circumstances.

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(MENAFN) Seven individuals, among them Torodi Prefect Captain Chaibou Mali and his family, lost their lives in a terrorist assault in western Niger, according to Tele Sahel on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) The number of people killed in an armed assault on a marketplace in Nigeria’s Niger state has climbed to 50, according to reports released on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) The number of fatalities from a violent raid on a marketplace in Nigeria’s Niger state has climbed to 50, according to reports on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Niger's President Abdurrahman Tchiani on Monday discussed regional and global developments over a phone call.

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(MENAFN) Niger has unveiled plans to construct two nuclear power stations through a collaboration with Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned atomic energy company.

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(MENAFN) At least 12 individuals lost their lives and several others were wounded when gunmen launched an assault on a mining location in Plateau State, central Nigeria, according to reports from local officials and community leaders.

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(MENAFN) Soldiers from Niger’s military have killed a prominent leader of the Boko Haram jihadist faction, the West African nation's armed forces declared on Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Torrential rains across Niger since early 2025 have claimed 47 lives and injured 70 more, the Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC) reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Niger has been battered by relentless torrential rains since the start of 2025, resulting in the deaths of 47 people and injuring 70 others as of August 20, the Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC) reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Niger’s transitional government has taken control of the country’s only industrial gold mine, Societe des Mines du Liptako (SML SA), accusing its Australian owner, McKinel Resources Limited, of serious contractual violations and failing...

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(MENAFN) Niger’s transitional administration has taken over the nation’s only industrial gold mine, accusing its Australian-owned operator of “grave contractual breaches” and failing to fulfill a pledged $10 million investment plan.

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(MENAFN) The Turkish defense sector is set to present its cutting-edge technologies alongside several African nations at the Bamako Expo (BAMEX ‘25) in Mali, scheduled for Nov. 11 - 14. The event, making its debut in 2025, aims to serve as a...