Niger’s new prime minister unvieled
NIGER’S newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed former minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as prime minister to lead his government, according
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Mahamadou Issoufou
New Niger president promises education, security
BOUREIMA BALIMA MOHAMMED Bazoum said he would make education and security a priority as he took over as president of
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China donates 400,000 vaccines to Niger
CHINA has donated 400,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm to Niger, the first vaccines the West African
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Issoufou wins $5 million African leadership prize
NIGER President Mahamadou Issoufou has won the 2020 Mo Ibrahim prize for African political leadership by fostering economic progress while
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Niger ruling party candidate Bazoum leads early presidential results
THE ruling party’s presidential candidate in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, held a large lead in the first partial results from Sunday’s
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Insider Bazoum emerges as likely winner in Niger’s first democratic transfer of power
BOUREIMA BALIMA IN a year marked by setbacks for West African democracy, Niger is poised to hold an election on
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West African bloc chairman calls for Mali junta’s cooperation
BOUREIMA BALIMA The military junta in Mali must work with the West African regional bloc to ensure a swift return
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“Disease” of Mali coup needs stamping out, say neighbours
MALI’S West African neighbours believe that sanctions they imposed over a coup there were needed to stamp out the “disease”
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