Ethiopia deepens nuclear cooperation with Russia
Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build a nuclear power plant with the Russian state-owned enterprise, Rosatom, as reported by...
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Mali: PM denounces drone downing at UN General Assembly
Leader of the Malian Junta, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga, has levelled scathing remarks against Algeria for backing "international terrorism" at...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce withdrawal from the ICC
The African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced on September 22nd that they will be withdrawing from the...
Turkey set to train Niger’s military: Out with the west, in with Ankara
Facing a relentless jihadist threat after they rejected the West, Niger turns to Turkey to train its troops. According to...
Alliance of Sahel States Citizens support countries leaving ICC
The citizens of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali have supported the Alliance of Sahel States' decision to leave the International...
Militants kill 22 villagers during ceremony in Niger
Gunmen on motorbikes killed 22 villagers in western Niger during an attack on September 15, most of them gathered for...
Defence and natural resources on the Moscow-Sahel table
Defence is currently the largest area of cooperation between Russia and the three Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and...
Sahel states inching closer to Moscow
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, are cementing ties with Russia following their separation from the ECOWAS partnership and the establishment...
Niger’s forces claim airstrike killed top militant commander
Niger's armed forces reported that an airstrike killed Ibrahim Bakoura, a senior commander of Boko Haram, which is a militant...
Economic independence for new Sahel bloc accelerated
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is accelerating plans to launch a regional bank,...
U.S suspends visa services in Niger
The U.S has halted all visa processing services in Niger, expressing concerns around their government as a justification. As Africanews...
Red Cross pulls out of Niger following government orders
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has ceased operations in Niger at the request of its government, reports...
Niger: ruling junta will nationalise French uranium company
The military junta ruling Niger is aiming to gain autonomy and economic control over their mineral wealth, by nationalising a...
ICC asked to investigate Russian groups war crimes in Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is asked to review a confidential legal brief which argues that the privately owned Russian...
Niger: hundreds of armed assailants kill 34 soldiers
On June 19th, several hundred armed mercenaries on motorbikes and in vehicles attacked the town of Banibangou, according to France...
