Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso ...

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR (Reuters) -French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture ...

He also said Niger would not summon the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group. Skip to content Skip to site index. ... Reporting from Dakar, Senegal. Aug. 18, 2023.

A court of the West African regional bloc ordered the release and reinstatement of Niger's democratically elected president Friday, nearly five months after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers ...

Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.

Niger's main mine workers' union has thrown its support behind the military government's planned nationalisation of Somair, one of the world's largest uranium mines, saying output will continue, ...

Military officers in the West African nation of Niger ousted the country’s president on Wednesday, they said in an address on national television, throwing into uncertainty the future of one of ...

The measures mark another step in the Sahel country's move away from French colonial rule and towards sovereign energy.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local… ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff… ...

On July 4, a court in Niger 's capital, Niamey, rejected an appeal filed by prominent human rights activist and government critic Moussa Tiangari. Held in detention since December 2024, the appeal was ...