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Niger’s Prime Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 as Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports

Through projects such as the Niger-Benin pipeline, the country is making significant strides towards increasing crude exports

Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a speaker. During the event – which takes place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – Zeine is expected to share insight into the…

Source: International Trade Centre |

How Africa is building a better ecosystem for entrepreneurs

The ITC project brought together major players from Benin, Niger and Mali to share their experiences and build together a stronger, more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem

The Future Studio incubator in Cotonou has developed a successful coaching programme, propelling four startups to success. The Beninese innovation center is now expanding, while business support organizations across West Africa are increasing their collaboration. The NTF V FastTrackTech project has nurtured these developments. The ITC project brought together major…

Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Mobile clinics enhance access to health care services in Niger

Around 16 000 women were sensitized by community outreach teams on reproductive, maternal and neonatal health in the two districts

In Niger, West Africa’s largest country by land surface, access to health care services is a major challenge. Just one in two people has access to health services. One of the ways to bridge the gap is through mobile clinics in remote areas and deploying medical teams from health districts…

UN Women - Africa
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Africa: Unlocking the Power of Women and building strong movement for Peace in the Sahel

A total of 103 women-led peace organizations received tailored support spanning institutional diagnostics, technical training, coaching, and access to equipment

Since the outbreak of crises in Libya in 2012, then in Mali and the entire central Sahel, as well as the proliferation of Boko Haram in the countries of the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel region has been facing enormous security challenges that are aggravated by political, geopolitical, socio-economic, and environmental factors. The deterioration of the security situation is…

Source: The World Bank Group |

Niger's Economy Rebounds in 2024 Thanks to Large-Scale Oil Exports and a Good Agricultural Season

Despite high inflation, including rising food prices, sustained growth contributed to a reduction of extreme poverty

Niger’s economy recorded robust growth in 2024, driven by large-scale oil exports. However, short-term sources of growth remain limited and exposed to downside risks, according to the World Bank's latest economic update for Niger, published today. The report analyzes the country's economic, and poverty trends and provides a three-year outlook.…

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Niger teens go online and door-to-door in “Eco Eid” campaign to reduce deforestation

A group of teenagers and young adults in Niger have recruited influencers, comedians and gone online as part of a national campaign to reduce the number of felled trees burned during the Tabaski celebration, also known as Eid al-Adha

Every year the Tabaski event involves the mass grilling of sheep, which in the capital city Niamey alone typically requires nearly 50,000 tonnes of wood - or the felling of about 25,000 trees [1]. Falling this year right after World Environment Day on 5 June, preparations for the event have…

Energy Capital & Power
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Mining in Motion 2025: Niger Eyes Economic Development Fund

Niger’s Minister of Mines has called for the development of a national fund to reinvest mining revenue, combat illicit mining and support economic development

Colonel Ousmane Abarchi, Minister of Mines of Niger, announced plans to establish a national economic development fund during the Mining in Motion 2025 summit – held in Accra. The fund aims to redirect revenues from the mining sector to strengthen other industries while tackling illicit mining. “We seek to develop…

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Copy of Credentials of Niger's Ambassador

HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished HE the Ambassador success in his duties, assuring him of all support to advance bilateral relations to closer cooperation in various fields

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received Wednesday a copy of credentials of HE Ambassador of the Republic of Niger Amadou Madougou. HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished HE the Ambassador success in his duties, assuring him of all support to…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Niger: Six Month-Long Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Moussa Tiangari Must End

Immediately, Unconditionally Release Peace Activist; Stop Silencing Dissent

Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tiangari and stop using terrorism-related charges to silence dissent, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of the Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders,…

Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers to Hold Extraordinary Session on The Withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in Accra

Key items on the agenda include the modalities of the withdrawal process and the implications for ECOWAS Institutions and Agencies operating in the three countries

The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will convene an Extraordinary Session from April 22 to 23, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The session is being held to deliberate on the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc. Key items on…