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Niger is set to deliver 150 million litres of diesel to neighbouring Mali, after the two countries signed a partnership on Tuesday. The diesel is to be supplied to Énergie du Mali (EDM-SA), Mali's national energy company, as the country…

The Pentagon is working with Nigerien authorities to find a way to keep U.S. troops in the country a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa, following a weekend directive ordering them to leave the country. Last…

Sports: Sports philanthropist decries lack of standard stadium in Nig A Minna based sports philanthropist, Alhaji Yusuf Isah Masaro has decried the non availability of a standard stadium that can host league matches in Niger state.…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently lifted the sanctions it imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, citing humanitarian consideration as its reasons aimed at protecting the people and the regional integration of…

The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS is working assiduously towards resolving the issues surrounding the withdrawal by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs…

Niger and Russia, under military rule last year, have agreed to develop military cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Russian Deputy Defense Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin met Niger's junta-appointed Defense…

Nigerien military tribunal granted the son of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Mohamed Bazoum Salem, provisional release from house arrest in the capital Niamey on Monday, it said in a statement. Salem, 23, has been in detention at the…

Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou, the port's director general said, following five months of sanctions on the coup-hit country. The West African regional bloc ECOWAS…

Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France. The 88-member body "has always been used…

France has decided to close its embassy in Niger, where "it is no longer able to function normally or carry out its missions," according to diplomatic sources, definitively confirming a split between the two countries. This extremely…