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Thousands take to the streets to mark Niger's departure from ECOWAS
The official departure from the West African body on Tuesday comes after Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali last year formed their ...
Niger Becomes First African Country To Eliminate Onchocerciasis
Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger ...
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Global push grows to free Niger’s former president Mohamed Bazoum
Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey .
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
Thousands Rally In Burkina, Niger To Cheer ECOWAS Exit
Thousands of people rallied on Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...
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Niger’s capital takes down colonial names for more patriotic ones
As Niger continues its campaign of de-colonizing its country, several monuments in the country’s capital with French monikers ...
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Here’s what France loses by closing its military bases in Africa
France’s military presence in French-speaking Africa has evolved in strategic importance over the past 65 years. Over time, ...