FLASH: Boko Haram Leader, Bakoura Denies Death Report In Niger Airstrikes

Boko Haram Leader, Ibrahim Bakoura Doro, alias Abu Oumaimah, has denied reports by the Government of Niger Republic that he was killed in recent military operations in the country’s Diffa region. The Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) had, on Thursday, announced that Bakoura was eliminated alongside several insurgent commanders during precision airstrikes carried out on Aug….

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Niger Republic Junta Dissolves Judicial Unions, Lawyers Declare Strike

Niger’s lawyers have announced a two-day strike on Thursday and Friday to protest against the military government’s dissolution of the West African country’s justice unions. The lawyers accuse the junta, which seized power in the jihadist-hit Sahel nation in a July 2023 coup, of threatening the independence of the justice system. Last week, the junta’s…

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Niger Republic Junta Detains Three Journalists After Reporting Rift With Russia, Turkey

The Nigerien junta have detained three journalists working for the independent Sahara FM radio station, marking the latest crackdown on press freedom since the military seized power in 2023. The journalists — Hamid Mahmoud, the station’s news editor; Mahaman Sani, who filed the report; and Massaouda Jaharou — were arrested this week in the northern…

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FLASH: Niger Drops French As Official Language, Switches To ‘Hausa’ In A Bold Break From Colonial Ties

In a landmark move that clearly reflects Niger’s growing desire to reclaim its cultural and political narrative, the country has formally removed French as an official language—elevating Hausa, a widely spoken indigenous language, to national status. This sweeping decision was made official through the Refoundation Charter, a government framework published recently in Niger’s Official Journal…

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FLASH: Jihadists Killed 13 Nigerien Soldiers 

Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. During the first incident, at a gold mining site in the western Tillaberi region, “nine soldiers fell in combat” with Islamic State affiliates, the army said in an operations bulletin. The March 15 attack involved reinforcements arriving from across…

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Petrol Price Hits N8,000 Per Litre In Niger Republic As Nigeria Shuts Petrol Stations In Border Areas

Despite growing complaints from marketers over revenue losses, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) declared on Monday that the stations would remain closed. For about four years, over 400 filling stations owned by independent oil marketers in Nigeria’s border communities have remained shut following the Nigerian government’s directive to curb petrol smuggling into neighbouring countries. Despite…

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FLASH: With Nowhere Else To Turn, Niger Republic Begs Nigeria For Fuel Amid Severe Shortage

Niger Republic has seek Nigeria’s assistance to alleviate a severe fuel scarcity crisis that has brought the country to a standstill. For weeks, Niger has been grappling with a crippling fuel shortage, leading to long queues at petrol stations, skyrocketing black-market prices, and widespread economic disruption. “Our tanks have been dry for three days. No-one…

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Niger Republic Bars Nigerians With ECOWAS Passport

The Republic of Niger has begun enforcing restrictions on Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, barring entry for those without a valid international passport. This move follows the country’s recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States alongside Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite maintaining an open border with Nigeria, new immigration measures are…

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