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World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Food Programme (WFP) |

Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa

WFP urgently requires more than $453 million over the next six months to continue providing life-saving humanitarian assistance across the region

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year. A staggering 55 million people in the region are expected to endure crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the…

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) |

Central Sahel: Children supported to process trauma, but scale-up needed

Across Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which make up the Central Sahel, 12 million people now require humanitarian support, including 8.2 million children

Across the Central Sahel region, millions of children carry deep mental scars resulting from exposure to extreme violence and armed conflict. Through its Better Learning Programme (BLP), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has helped close to 100,000 children across the region to begin to recover, giving children, teachers, and entire…

Energy Capital & Power

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    • Kabirou Zakari Oumarou, Former Director General of Hydrocarbons at Niger’s Ministry of Energy
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Source: Energy Capital & Power |

Former Niger Hydrocarbons Chief Joins MSGBC 2025 As a Speaker

Former Niger Hydrocarbons Director Kabirou Zakari Oumarou positioned to share expertise on cross-border energy projects at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025

Kabirou Zakari Oumarou, Former Director General of Hydrocarbons at Niger’s Ministry of Energy, has joined the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition – taking place in Dakar from December 8-10 – as a speaker. Oumarou is expected to engage with global investors and public- and private-sector…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Group photo taken at the ceremony for the provisional acceptance of fibre optics at the Niger Telecoms office, Niamey, Niger
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Niger takes a major step towards high-speed connectivity with handover of over 1,000 km of fibre-optic cable

The project has two major components: first, the construction of a 1,031-km national and cross-border fibre-optic network; and secondly, the installation of a Tier III national data centre

Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). On 14 November, an official…

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    • The African Development Fund, through its Climate Action Window, will provide a response to the Sahelian wetlands of catchment basins in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, which are subject to ongoing degradation due to unsustainable exploitation practices and inefficient management of natural resources
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The Climate Action Window of the African Development Fund grants over $9 million to strengthen climate resilience in the Sahel's main catchment basins

The Sahelian wetlands of the catchment basins in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal are subject to ongoing degradation due to unsustainable exploitation practices

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has awarded a grant of $9.48 million to implement the Community and Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation in the Wetlands of the Sahel Catchment Basins Project.   The financial support comes from the Climate Action Window (https://apo-opa.co/4i6v3Hi) -- a climate change financing mechanism…

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

Qatar: Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Meets Foreign Ministers of Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger, The Gambia

The meeting discussed the State of Qatar's constructive cooperation relations with each of the five countries and the African Union, and ways to support and strengthen these relations

HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met on Wednesday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad of the Republic of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore; HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of…

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) |

Raising a New Cohort of Epidemiologists in West Africa

Graduates are now equipped to strengthen mental health surveillance, promote and facilitate the decentralisation of mental health services to primary health care and community-based facilities, and improve access to mental health care

Graduates sang and clapped as they celebrated reaching a personal milestone. They were embarking on a new journey as the next generation of mental health leaders in West Africa. After nine months of rigorous classroom and field training, fellows from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Niger became the pioneers of the Subregional…

United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Source: United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador Meets Prime Minister of the Niger

During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations between the UAE and the Niger, and strengthening cooperation across areas of mutual interest

His Excellency Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi, Non-Resident Ambassador of the UAE to the Republic of the Niger, met with His Excellency Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Niger, at the Prime Minister’s headquarters in the capital, Niamey.  H.E. Al Shamsi conveyed the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed…

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    • Ali Lamine Mahamane Zeine, Prime Minister of Niger, and Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group (right), present the documents corresponding to the $144.7 million financing agreement aimed at developing Niger’s energy sector and improving the competitiveness of its private sector
    • Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group (right), and Ali Lamine Mahamane Zeine, Prime Minister of Niger, sign a $144.7 million financing agreement at the institution's headquarters in Abidjan to improve energy access and private sector competitiveness in Niger
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

African Development Bank Group and Niger sign $144.7 million agreement to boost energy access, economic competitiveness and resilience

A key component of the project focuses on developing renewable energy capacity, with plans for 240 MW of solar power by 2030, including 50 MW by December 2026

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Sidi Ould Tah and Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, have signed a $144.7 million financing agreement to improve energy access and private sector competitiveness. The agreement, signed at the institution’s headquarters in Abidjan, provides budgetary support from the African Development Fund, the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Niger: Islamist Armed Group Executes Civilians, Burns Homes

Despite Warnings of Attacks, Army Repeatedly Fails to Protect Villagers

The Islamist armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) has escalated attacks on civilians in Niger since March 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks violated international humanitarian law and are apparent war crimes. In at least five attacks across Niger’s western Tillabéri region that Human Rights Watch documented, IS Sahel…