NIGER has ceased oil exports to China through its pipeline to Benin’s coast, announced Oil Minister Mahamane Moustapha Barke Bako on Thursday, escalating an ongoing standoff between the West African neighbours. At the Agadem oilfield in eastern Niger, Minister Barke…
NIGER’S highest court has lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown in a military coup. This move allows the military junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason, according to…
RECENT reports suggesting the resettlement of foreign troops from neighbouring Niger to northern Nigeria have been vehemently denied by Nigerian authorities, with Information Minister Mohammed Idris labelling such claims as ‘falsehood’. Addressing the speculation, Idris clarified, ‘We have neither received…
NIGER has inked a significant memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese state-owned oil giant China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), reportedly valued at $400 million, as revealed by Niger state television RTN in a late Friday report. While the specifics of the…
IN a surprising turn of events, Niger’s ruling junta has decided to revoke a crucial military agreement with the United States, citing a flagrant breach of diplomatic protocol during a recent diplomatic exchange. Colonel Amadou Abdramane, the junta’s spokesperson, delivered the announcement…
THE government of Niger has officially terminated its military cooperation agreement with the United States, effective immediately. This abrupt decision was announced on national television on Saturday evening, just one day after a senior US delegation concluded a three-day visit…
