The Republic of Niger has officially launched its Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR), marking another milestone in ...

Ibrahim Traoré counts admirers from Nairobi to Jamaica and London. Russia is also courting him.

Hausa, which is spoken by almost 50 percent of the population, has been named the official language of Niger, replacing ...

Nwobodo, Ibrahim, Tukur, and Jarma — remain alive out of the original thirty-two state leaders. Military coup in December ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has assumed the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and ...

The Government of Niger has announced its intention to nationalise the Somaïr uranium mine, a joint venture co-owned by ...

New ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio inherits a bloc grappling with jihadist violence, military coups and a shrinking circle of ...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ...

Orano — which is itself 90% owned by the French state — holds a 63% stake in Somair. The rest of the uranium venture is ...

Niger’s military-led government completed the nationalization of SOMAIR, a major uranium mining venture previously operated ...

Key Highlights Niger’s government has seized full control of SOMAÏR, its only active uranium mine, stripping Orano of its 63.4% stake. Officials accuse Orano of production misappropriation, ...