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Niger Intelligence Agents Expelled From France in Sign of Diplomatic Strain
[RFI] Two Nigerien intelligence officers were forced to leave France last month, French daily Le Monde has revealed, with one agent suspected of monitoring opposition figures on French soil. It is the latest sign of the deterioration in relations between the two countries since N...
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UN alarmed as number of displaced in central Sahel reaches nearly four million
The United Nations on Friday raised the alarm about a displacement crisis in the central Sahel where nearly four million people have been forced to flee their homes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger....
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Mauritanian PM reappointed hours after resignation over power outages
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has tasked Mohamed Ould Cheikh with forming a new government.
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Niger set for $200 million financial package from IMF
The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Niger that should see the west African nation receive around $203 million over three years to support its economic reforms...
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UNHCR calls for urgent investment as displacement crisis deepens across Central Sahel - UNHCR
UNHCR calls for urgent investment as displacement crisis deepens across Central Sahel UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
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Niger's Junta Tightens Its Grip On Free Expression
[HRW] Lawyer Tried on Bogus Charges; Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
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Senegal and Mali Interconnect Their Fiber-Optic Networks
[Daba Finance] Authorities in Senegal and Mali inaugurated the interconnection of their national fiber-optic networks on Monday, October 5. The event took place in Kidira, a strategic border crossing between the two countries. The joint initiative is the result of a collaboration...
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Global Atomic Raises Funds for Its Dasa Uranium Project in Niger
[Daba Finance] On October 1, the Canadian mining company Global Atomic announced the completion of a significant fundraising round. The primary goal of this transaction is to accelerate development work on its Dasa uranium project, located in Niger. The Dasa deposit is recognized...
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Senegal vs Morocco: CAS to decide who really won AFCON
Senegal and Morocco played a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final in January and they contested the title again Thursday, this time at the Court of Arbitration for Sport which expects a verdict within days....
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DRC: New fighting in Masisi as AU delegation rushes to save ceasefire
A first delegation to verify the ceasefire between the Congolese army and M23 was deployed to the region in late August
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900 Tankers Under Escort - What Africa Corps Actually Does in Mali
[African Arguments] On September 14, 2026, more than 900 fuel tankers entered Bamako under military escort, the Malian government announced. The figure sounds like a victory: the capital got its fuel. But the very need to herd 900 tankers into a single protected convoy is not a s...
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Malian Army Retakes Strategic City of Kidal After Tuareg Separatists Withdraw
[RFI] The Malian army and its Russian allies entered the strategic northern city of Kidal on Tuesday without resistance after Tuareg separatists announced a tactical withdrawal, five months after government forces were driven out....