southern Niger

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Nigeria and the Hunt For Oil In Boko Haram’s Heartland

Nigeria is reviving its search for oil in the country's conflict-riven northeast, aided by China and emboldened by...

Headlines

Niger Gold Seekers Dig Deep For Bullion Dreams

Arriving on motorcycles and donkeys, in cars, or even on foot, hundreds of people have flocked to a site in southern...

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Niger Puts 1,000 ‘Boko Haram Fighters’ On Trial

Niger has begun the trials behind closed doors of about 1,000 suspected fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist movement,...

International

Buhari Presents $24bn Budget To the National Assembly

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a record 7.298 trillion naira ($24 billion) budget for...

International

Nigerian Army Presence Prompts Niger Delta Attacks

A Nigerian armed group said the continued presence of the army in the southern Niger Delta energy hub has undermined...