Niger Bound

Sahel: Impoverished Niger now has oil but it needs to build a pipeline and circumvent sanctions to export itF

The military leaders who took power in Niger this year have commissioned a giant pipeline that will carry crude oil to neighbouring Benin, public television said Wednesday. The nearly 2,000-kilometre-long oil pipeline will allow Niger -- one of the world's poorest...
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Sahel: As France’s presence in the Sahel deteriorates, US maintains ties and remains activeF

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Niger braces for fresh EU sanctionsF

The European Union on Monday took a legal step towards imposing sanctions on Niger's new military rulers, who overthrew the democratically elected leader in July. The 27-nation bloc has condemned the ouster of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, which toppled a key...
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Niger: Soldiers and insurgents killed in new clash near Burkina Faso borderF

Niger's military regime said Tuesday that six soldiers and 31 "terrorists" had been killed in fighting in a restive region plagued by insurgents linked with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Clashes between armed forces and "terrorist elements" broke out in the...
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