Kuwait restricts domestic worker recruitment to 10 countries, bans 27 othersKuwait has restricted domestic worker recruitment to 10 approved countries, prohibiting hiring from 27 others under new Interior Ministry r...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
India cancels soymeal export deals, turns to Africa for soybean importsIndian traders have cancelled 25,000 metric tons of soymeal export contracts. This is the first time since 2021. They have also booked 80,0...
26 May, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
ISIS second in command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki eliminated: TrumpUnited States President Donald Trump announced the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the global second-in-command of ISIS. American and N...
16 May, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Press freedom hits its lowest level in 25 yearsPress freedom has hit a 25-year low. More than half the world's countries now face difficult or very serious press freedom situations. The ...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed, fresh fighting between army and rebelsMali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist...
26 Apr, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Gunfire, blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents sayGunmen launched coordinated attacks across Mali early Saturday, targeting locations in the capital, Bamako, and other cities. Residents rep...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Terrorists kill two Indians, abduct one in south-west NigerIn a tragic incident, two Indian nationals have died in a terrorist attack in Niger's Dosso region. One Indian citizen has been abducted. T...
19 Jul, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
US hands over its last military base in Niger to the ruling juntaThe US has handed over its last military base in Niger, Airbase 201, to local authorities after withdrawing troops from Airbase 101 in Niam...
06 Aug, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
US military looks for West Africa 'Plan B' after Niger oustingAir Force General C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting Africa to explore options for maintaining a U.S. presence ...
24 Jun, 2024, 01.25 PM IST
Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of US troops remainThe arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about three weeks ago came in the wake of Niger's decision to order out all US ...
03 May, 2024, 09.06 AM IST
Niger ends security and defence partnerships with the EUNiger's military leaders announced the termination of two EU security missions, opting to strengthen military ties with Russia. They ended ...
05 Dec, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
France to start evacuating French, EU citizens from NigerFrance has announced it will evacuate French and other European citizens from Niger following the military coup last week, making it the se...
01 Aug, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Niger general who led coup asks for support from the people and international partnersVarious factions of Niger's military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohame...
28 Jul, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Coup in Niger, military officers oust Presiden Mohamed Bazoum; curfew imposed, land & air border closedMohamed Bazoum, Niger's pro-Western and democratically elected leader, rose to power in 2021, but now faces a coup attempt by the President...
27 Jul, 2023, 10.51 AM IST
US ties with Niger will depend on democratic governance, rule of law: US State Secy Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke to Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum and stressed that Washington's further cooperat...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Niger government orders closure of Airtel arm over unpaid taxesAirtel, which is the largest telco in Niger, missed its Friday deadline for clearing its Rs 764 crore tax dues, including fines valuing Rs ...
10 Dec, 2018, 07.21 AM IST
Bharti Airtel gets 3G licence in NigerAirtel now has 3G licences in all its 17 African nations and commercially operational in 15, with Niger and Chad in progress.
24 Jul, 2014, 05.04 PM IST