The Africa Report

Niger’s economy in tatters after toppling of president Mohamed Bazoum

Sanctions and suspension of international finance and aid have left the economy of Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, hanging by a thread three months after a military coup on 26 July. The ...
KMBC Kansas City

Blinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability

Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the president this week threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, U.S. Secretary of ...
The Africa Report

Will the embargo soon suffocate Niger’s economy?

Four days after the coup d’état that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, leaders of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) met in Abuja on 30 July and agreed on an unprecedented level of ...
The Nation Newspaper

Niger Delta Blue Economy: Between potentials and possibilities, by Uche Igwe

Last weekend, I visited Ayakoro community in Bayelsa State to attend the birthday thanksgiving service in honour of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel ...
Los Angeles Times

Blinken says U.S. economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability

CANBERRA, Australia — Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that has deposed the president threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, U.S.