The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, May 30, ended the third phase of his tour of the ECOWAS countries with a day’s working visit to the Republic of Niger. At a meeting with Nigerien President, His Excellency Issoufou Mahamadou, the two leaders pledged to strengthen the ties of co-operation that … Read more
At a meeting with Nigerien President, Issoufou Mahamadou, the two leaders pledged to strengthen the ties of co-operation that exist between their countries. They also agreed to hold in Ghana this year, a Permanent Joint Commission on Co-operation to serve as the legal framework to address their trade and investment concerns. Expressing concern about the … Read more
President Akufo Addo will leave Accra today for Niger as part of his tour of some West African countries. While there, the President will hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou, and also meet the Ghanaian community there. Niger is the latest country the President is travelling to after returning from Liberia and Mali … Read more
It’s a powerful symbol: Seven of the world’s richest countries gathered in Sicily, a Mediterranean island on whose shores rickety migrant boats from northern Africa regularly wash up. But while migration and the vast continent on Sicily’s southern doorstep got a mention Saturday in the final statement of G7 leaders gathered in the hilltop town … Read more
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday made his first public appearance in weeks, re-emerging amid mounting concerns about his health. The 74-year-old, who spent nearly two months earlier this year receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed illness, was at Friday prayers at a mosque in the presidential villa in Abuja. Video posted on Twitter … Read more
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou held talks with student leaders Saturday in a bid to defuse the country’s university crisis after a violent protest left one person dead, a student union head said. “We met with the president and commitments were made to renew the dialogue between the USN (Union of Niger Scholars) and the government,” … Read more
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou said Saturday that he would not amend the constitution to allow him to seek a third term after his second and final mandate ends in 2021. “One of my greatest ambitions is to organise free and transparent elections in 2021 and pass the baton to another Nigerien whom the Nigeriens will … Read more
A court in Niger has sentenced main opposition leader Hama Amadou to a year in prison for child smuggling. Amadou stood against President Mahamadou Issoufou in elections in March. He is now in exile in France and was tried in absentia. His lawyers were also not present in court in protest over a trial which … Read more
Thousands of people marched in Niger’s capital of Niamey on Saturday against the government of President Mahamadou Issoufou, calling for improved living conditions and the release of “political prisoners”. The west African country has been buffeted by falling prices for both oil and uranium, two of its main exports, as it struggles against jihadist attacks. … Read more
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military patrol killing 16, the defence ministry said. The decision, announced late Saturday, was taken following a request from President Mahamadou Issoufou after Wednesday’s attack near the border with Mali. The deadly ambush, which took place … Read more
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in a attack by “terrorist elements” in western Niger, authorities said Thursday. “A Niger army patrol was attacked by terrorist elements at 1500 GMT north of Tilwa (on Wednesday). We have 15 dead and 19 wounded in our ranks,” said Colonel Toure Seydou Albdoula Aziz, the army spokesman. … Read more