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African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Bank is providing $950,000 to support women’s access to finance and training and accelerate economic inclusion in the Sahel region
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Sahel region: African Development Bank to extend nearly $1m in gender-based grants to boost opportunities for women-led businesses

The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected to bolster 1,400 women-led enterprises

The African Development Bank's Gender Equality Trust Fund (www.AfDB.org) will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.  The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected…

Save the Children
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Sahel Food Crisis: Families Struggling to Feed and Educate their Children in Niger and Burkina Faso

Food prices have rocketed in Niger and Burkina Faso due to climate shocks such as flooding and drought impacting crops, conflict leading to displacement and an inability to farm

A food crisis in the Sahel fuelled by climate crises and conflict is having a devastating impact on children as families cannot afford to buy food and are withdrawing children from school with education no longer seen as a priority, according to a Save the Children report. The report, ‘The impact…

Amnesty International
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Nigeria: New government must ensure Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta oil business does not worsen human rights abuses

Amnesty International has documented grievous and enduring human rights abuses resulting from oil contamination in the area, where Shell has operated since the 1950s

Nigeria’s new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell’s planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a further deterioration in human rights in a region blighted by decades of oil pollution. Amnesty International has documented grievous and enduring…

U.S. Embassy in Niger
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Official ceremony for the donation of medical equipment and materials by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kulawa project to the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs

Ms. Maria BARRON, USAID Mission Director in Niger welcomed the collaboration with the Government of Niger and the various actors implementing the Kulawa project

Save the Children in Niger through its project USAID Kulawa has handed over large batches of medical equipment and inputs to the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs (MSP/P/AS). Held at a warehouse situated in the industrial zone of Niamey, this ceremony and saw the participation of the…

Energy Capital & Power

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Niger Delta Exploration & Production (NDEP) Managing Director (MD) to Speak at South Sudan Energy Event

CEO and Managing Director of Niger Delta Exploration & Production, Gbite Falade, will participate at this year’s SSOP 2023 Conference and Exhibition as a speaker

Gbite Falade, CEO and Managing Director (MD) of oil and gas investment company, Niger Delta Exploration & Production (NDEP), will participate at South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) 2023 (https://apo-opa.info/3pCPCUc) as a speaker. His participation demonstrates NDEP’s commitment to technical development and oilfield innovations in East Africa. In 2012, NDEP established a…

African Energy Chamber

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Niger’s New Solar Projects Pave the Way for a Diversified Energy Mix

The African Energy Chamber supports the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Savannah Energy and the government of Niger to collaborate on the development of approximately 200 MW of new solar projects

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) lauds the recent inking between Savannah Energy Niger Solar Limited, a subsidiary of British independent energy company Savannah Energy, and the Government of Niger on the development of two solar photovoltaic power plants with a combined capacity of up to 200 MW. In this significant…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Niger Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility and a New Program under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

The Nigerien authorities and the IMF team reached a staff-level agreement on the third review of Niger’s economic program under the Extended Credit Facility and a new program under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

IMF Staff and Nigerien Authorities have reached an agreement at the staff level on the third review of Niger's economic program under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and a new program under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF); The economic outlook is favorable over the near and medium term, with…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar

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Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Copy of Credentials of Niger Ambassador

HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador success in his duties

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Sunday a copy of the credentials of HE Ambassador of the Republic of Niger Abdulkarim Soumana. HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador success in his duties, assuring him of providing all…

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Nigeria
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National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Minna Operations Office Head of Operation Office Visits Niger State New Commissioner of Police

The familiarisation visit was to welcome the new CP and seek areas to improve the existing working synergy between the Agency and the Nigerian Police, Minna Niger state

Hajiya Zainab S. Sa’eed, Head Operation Office, Minna has led members of staff on a courtesy/familiarisation visit to the Nigerian Police Headquarters, Minna Niger state to welcome the new Commissioner of police, Mr. J.A Ogundele in his office. Hajiya Zainab said the familiarisation visit was to welcome the new CP…

United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Bathily Visits Chad, Sudan and Niger to Renew their Shared Commitment for the Withdrawal of Foreign Fighters and Mercenaries from Libya

During the visit, he discussed restoring peace and stability in Libya, including through the withdrawal of foreign fighters, foreign forces and mercenaries from the country with adequate coordination

Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, today concluded his first official visit to Libya’s southern neighbours, Sudan, Chad and Niger. During the visit, he discussed restoring peace and stability in Libya, including through the withdrawal of foreign fighters, foreign forces and mercenaries from the country with adequate…