AllAfrica News: Niger

NGF Condoles With Niger Over Flood Tragedy

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has extended its condolences to the government and people of Niger State following the devastating flood that claimed numerous lives and destroyed property in Mokwa Local Government Area.

The World Bank Supports Large-Scale Infrastructure Investment in Southern Niger

[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved $400 million from the International Development Association (IDA), divided between a $380 million credit and a $20 million grant, for a new project to improve resilient road infrastructure and unlock economic potential through better logistics in southern Niger.

3 Nigerien Journalists Detained After Broadcast On Russia Military Cooperation

[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerien authorities to swiftly and unconditionally release journalists Hamid Mahmoud, Massaouda Jaharou, and Mahaman Sani, with the privately owned Sahara FM radio station, after they were arrested for the second time in four days on May 10 for broadcasting information about the country's military cooperation with Russia.

Unlawfully Detained Journalists Transferred to Niamey State Prison

[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFMA) is concerned about the continued detention of three journalists, Hamid Mahmoud, Mahaman Sani and Massaouda Jaharou of Agadez-based Sahara FM in Niger and calls for their unconditional release.

Three Journalists From Sahara FM Arrested in Agadez

[IFJ] Journalists Hamid Mahmoud, acting editor-in-chief of Sahara FM, Mahaman Sani, news presenter, and Massaouda Jaharou were all arrested on 7 May. Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, the Head of Air Infor Media - the group that owns Sahara FM - said: "Sahara FM had aired, on Wednesday, news of a breach of intelligence contracts between Niger and Russia, and the police arrested them the same day."

A Political Breakthrough?

[CFR] Is the nascent consensus on state police in Nigeria a political ruse or a giant step towards true federalism in the country?

Journalists Rearrested Over Alleged Misinformation On Intelligence Ties

[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the repeated arrest of three journalists in Agadez, northern Niger, for allegedly spreading misinformation about the country's intelligence cooperation with Russia and Turkey. The Sahara FM journalists, Hamid Mahmoud, Mahaman Sani and Massaouda Jaharou, were arrested twice in two days after discussing a foreign media report on air.