In Focus | Niger
ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

Burkina Faso, Niger
EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

The future of the joint G5 Sahel force had created sharp tensions between rival EU bodies over the past few months. The row has resurfaced just as Burkina Faso and Niger have announced they are withdrawing from the organisation, which resulted in its dissolution on 6 December.

Niger
Junta spokesman pays hush-hush visit to Doha

The junta’s spokesman took part in the Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World organised in Doha on 25 on 26 September by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO).

Nigeria
Tinubu's security adviser meets with head of French intelligence

Nigeria's new national security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, travelled to Paris to meet the director of the French external intelligence service, as well as the gendarmerie high command.

Niger
Paris paves the way for its ambassador to head home

In office since September 2022, the French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, could soon be returning to France.

Niger
How Paris is negotiating the partial withdrawal of its troops

Since August, the head of the French Forces in the Sahel and the chief of staff of Niger's army, Moussa Salaou Barmou, have been holding confidential talks about how the first French troops might be withdrawn.

Niger
New oil minister ponders options for exporting CNPC crude

With Benin supporting a military intervention by ECOWAS, the Nigerien junta is looking at alternative export avenues for the crude produced by China National Petroleum Corp. All options, even the most unlikely, are on the table.

Niger
EU prepares sanctions against Niger coup officers

The EU's European External Action Service is working on an array of individual sanctions against the main officers behind the Niger coup from the Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie.

Niger
Coup in Niger may deal blow to Agadem exportation pipeline

The Agadem crude oil export pipeline from Niger, due to come into service in October, is likely to suffer as a result of the situation on the ground.

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