Boureima Balima

3 weeks ago | businesslive.co.za | Boureima Balima |Fadimata Kontao

Athens — West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a statement. The Alliance of Sahel States began in 2023 as a security pact between the military rulers of the three countries, who all took power in coups in recent years.

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Boureima Balima

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said. The attack occurred during afternoon prayers in the village of Fombita in the rural commune of Kokorou, which is near the tri-border region of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali known as the epicentre of a jihadist insurgency in West Africa linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State.

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Moussa Aksar |Boureima Balima

17 March 2025 - 08:56 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Niger's junta has ordered three Chinese officials working in the oil sector to leave the country, according to sources, in the latest move by regional military governments to assert greater control over resources. File photo.

2 months ago | businesslive.co.za | Boureima Balima |Moussa Aksar

Niamey — A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule after discussions with national stakeholders, officials said on state TV on Thursday. “The duration of the transition is set at 60 months, which may change depending on the security situation and other factors,” Abdoulaye Seydou, one of the commission’s vice-presidents, said.

Aug 27, 2024 | voaafrica.com | Boureima Balima |Omary Kaseko

24-year-old Ide Oumarou Jabirou says he always dreamt of one day carving out his path to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and his amputated left arm was not an obstacle. VOA Africa Reporter Boureima Balima has the young athlete’s story from Niamey, Niger, narrated by Omary Kaseko.