Tag: Niamey
Thousands in Niger rally in support of Junta, want French troops withdrawn
Protesters gathered near a base housing French soldiers following a call by several civil organisations hostile to the French military…
How Buhari scored another ‘away goal’ in Niger Republic
African leaders were in Niamey for the African Union Summit on Industrialisation and Economic Diversification, as well as the Extraordinary…
Air Peace conducts inaugural flight to Niamey
Leader of the Air Peace delegation on the flight, Capt. Augustine Kamano, said Niamey had always been on the airline’s…
What the communiqué of Lake Chad Basin Forum contains
In the communiqué issued at end of the Second Meeting of the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) Governors’ Forum for Regional…
Four dead, over 20,000 affected by Niger floods – UN
At least four people have died and more than 20,000 have been affected by floods in Niger caused by weeks…
5 die in Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger
Five persons were killed in violent riots in Niger’s capital Saturday over the depiction of the Prophet Mohammed on the…
Terrorism: Jonathan goes to Niamey for summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will undertake one-day official visit to Niamey, capital of Niger Republic tomorrow to participate in an Extraordinary…
Aborted jailbreak by terrorists in Niamey
Inmates in Niamey’s main prison killed two guards Saturday, officials said, a week after twin suicide bombings claimed 20 lives…
2 Nigerian Air Force pilots die in fighter jet crash
A Nigerian warplane crashed in Niger on Monday, from where it was conducting military operations in neighbouring Mali, and the…
Niamey, Niger capital threatened by new flood
Renewed flooding of the Niger river threatens Niger’s capital Niamey and parts of the west of the country, local and…
Keshi glad as Niger hold Super Eagles
Tunde Oyedele Although, Nigeria’s Super Eagles failed to score in Wednesday’s international friendly against the Menas of Niger Republic, Coach…