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December 22, 2025, 3:16 am
Sahel - Gold At the Heart of Relations With the United Arab Emirates
- [Centre 4s] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. Togo, a gold producer, is also of interest. All these countries are also fighting terrorism, which the UAE is combating everywhere. In 2024, the UAE imported nearly 1,400 tons of gold, worth over $105 billion, more than half of which--$748 billion--came from Africa.1 While its traceability is
Nigerien Troops Entered Nigeria to Fetch Water, Says DHQ
- [Leadership] The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said the convoy of Nigerien troops that entered Mazanya village in Jibia local government area of Katsina State only crossed border to fetch water.
Niger to Float Its Uranium On International Market in Break With France's Orano
- [RFI] Niger's military regime has announced it is putting uranium produced by Somaïr - a subsidiary of French nuclear giant Orano before the regime nationalised it in June - on the international market.
On the Road - an Unprecedented Cross-Country Journey By Niger's President Amid a Neo-Colonial Proxy War
- [People's Dispatch] Amid the Western portrayal of Niger as a failed state reeling under attacks by terrorists after expelling the French troops, President Tchiani traveled on road in an unprecedented journey across the country's seven regions, in an act of defiance as well as reassurance.
