EU and Niger strengthen cooperation on migrant smuggling
Jul 18 Sami Zaptia

EU and Niger strengthen cooperation on migrant smuggling

Last Friday, the European Union and Niger announced they had strengthened their cooperation with the launch of an operational partnership to tackle mi...

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Dec 24 Michel Cousins

French deny troops cross border

By Jamal Adel and Haji Fornaji.24 December 2014:French diplomats have denied reports that a French military detachment crossed the southern border fro...

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May 21 Nigel Ash

Libyan consulate in Niger attacked

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 21 May 2014:A group of armed men attacked the Libyan consulate in Agadez in Niger yesterday, local media have reported....

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Feb 5 Michel Cousins

Niger calls for international intervention in Libyan south

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 5 February 2014:Niger has called on the international community to intervene in southern Libya to prevent Islamist figh...

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Niger president claims bombers came from Libya
May 25 Michel Cousins

Niger president claims bombers came from Libya

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 25 May 2013:Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou has claimed that that the suicide bombers who carried out the two deadly...

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Feb 17 Michel Cousins

Zeidan reaffirms Libya’s commitment to Africa

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 17 February 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has said that Libya intends to be actively involved in African affairs, but not in...

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Feb 2 Michel Cousins

Tuareg in Sebha protest Mali "ethnic cleansing"

Tripoli, 2 February 2013;There were small demonstrations today in Sebha as well as Obari and nearby Maknusa by Tuaregs protesting at what they called...

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Apr 9 Michel Cousins

Libya condemns separatists in Mali

Tripoli April 9 Libya, which currently chairs the Arab Maghreb Union, voiced its deep concern about  developments in the Republic of Mali which cou...

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Mar 21 Michel Cousins

Qaddafi's Niger Tuareg leader captured

The leader of the rebel Tuareg movement in Niger, has been arrested by the authorities there and accused of smuggling weapons and arms from Libya and...

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Dec 14 Michel Cousins

Algeria, Mauritania pledge to boost Sahel security

ALGIERS, Dec 13, 2011 (AFP) -Algeria and Mauritania's leaders Tuesday vowed to beef up security in the Sahel region, where Islamist militants are hold...

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