Press Releases

Telephonic Press Briefing with U.S. Ambassador to Niger Eric P. Whitaker and a U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF) Senior Representative to discuss the upcoming SOCAF-Sponsored Flintlock 2018 Joint Military Exercise in Niger

EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at 13:30 GMT|14:30 WAT|15:30SAST for a telephonic press briefing with Eric Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Niger, and a SOCAFRICA military official. They will discuss our multiform efforts to...

IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review of Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Niger and Approves US$20 Million Disbursement

June 1, 2018 The approval brings total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 42.3 million (about US$60 million). Program performance in 2017 was satisfactory, despite an underperformance of fiscal revenue mobilization. Niger’s economic...

Merck Foundation marks ‘International Women’s Day’ with the First Lady of Niger

Merck Foundation, in partnership with the First Lady of Niger builds healthcare capacity in the country with special focus on Cancer, Diabetes and Infertility. Merck Foundation appoints the first Lady of Niger, as an Ambassador of Merck More than...

Orange and Vivendi sign a partnership deal with the CanalOlympia cinema network to make the big screen more accessible to all in Africa

Orange (www.Orange.com) and Vivendi (www.Vivendi.com) have joined forces to meet the expectations of the fast-growing African continent, keen to consume cultural goods and rediscovering, after three decades in which cinemas had all but...

Benin Denies Allegations of Aiding Terrorism

(MENAFN) Benin has firmly denied accusations suggesting that it is collaborating with Western nations to provide sanctuary to terrorists in an attempt to undermine Niger and the broader Sahel area. This region has been enduring a persistent...

All committed for girls to better learn math and science in Niger

Since 2013, the Capacity Development for Education (CapED) Programme in Niger, coordinated by UNESCO Dakar, has been supporting the Nigerien government in its efforts to retain girls in school by improving their performance in mathematics and in...

IMF Executive Board Completes First Review of Niger’s ECF Arrangement and Approves US$19.9 Million

December 15, 2017 On December 15, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) completed the first review of Niger’s economic performance under the program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, and...

ICD and BSIC Niger Cooperate to Finance SMEs in Niger

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) (www.ICD-ps.org), the private sector arm of IDB Group (www.IsDB.org), and BSIC Niger (www.BSICbank.com/niger) have entered into an agreement to finance SMEs in Niger. Mr....

Merck Foundation Launched by First Ladies of Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Gambia and Guinea Conakry and Chairperson of National Assembly of Namibia

Dr Rasha Kelej is the First Female, African and Youngest ever Chief Executive Officer for Merck Foundation. The First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad , Niger and Republic of Guinea announced to be ambassadors for Merck more than a...

‘Chain of Command’ TV Series Connects Strategy With Troops on the Ground

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2018 — Strategic decisions made in the Pentagon have immediate and far-reaching effects on service members around the world. National Geographic’s documentary “Chain of Command” shows both sides of that process. The eight-part...

Mattis Discusses Niger Operation, Asks Media to Stop Second-Guessing

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the Defense Department will make a report on the recent deaths of U.S. soldiers in Niger when it is appropriate and asked the media to not second-guess the leaders of the operation on...

Russia, African countries host boxing tournament

(MENAFN) A boxing tournament featuring athletes from Russia and the Sahel region of Africa was held in Niger on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II. The event, organized by the NGO 'Niger–Russia Together Hand in...

Dangote signs $450million jumbo sugar production Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Niger State

In another bold move for self-sufficiency in sugar production through the government’s backward integration policy, the Pan African Conglomerate, Dangote Group (www.Dangote.com) today in Minna, Niger State signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

VoxAfrica TV Announces Launch of 2nd Season The Voice Afrique

After an exceptional first season, that saw more than 10 million people in Cameroon and 9 million viewers in Ivory Coast alone tuning in every Saturday, for five months, Voxafrica TV (http://VoxAfrica.com) has launched the second season of the...

FIFA awards 2017-2018 media rights for sub-Saharan Africa

Following an open tender process for 42 territories* in sub-Saharan Africa, FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the region. The tender was launched on 21 October 2016 and included the media rights to all 2017-2018...

In Niger, Security Council links aid and development in fight against Boko Haram

The Security Council – which is in the Lake Chad Basin to draw attention to the humanitarian and development needs of a region grappling with Boko Haram's terror – visited for the first time Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world....

IMF Staff Completes Visit to Niger

May 11, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...

IMF Executive Board Approves US$134.04 Million under the ECF Arrangement for Niger

January 24, 2017 Niger has been able to maintain macroeconomic stability despite major security challenges, continued low oil and uranium prices, and regional economic slowdown The new Arrangement under the ECF aims to sustain macroeconomic...

Humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin 'growing in dramatic fashion,' Security Council told

Briefing the Security Council today, senior United Nations officials underlined the significant challenges and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including in particular those posed by the militant group, Boko...

IMF Staff Completes Mission to Niger

November 7, 2016 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the...