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WHO verifies Niger as 1st African country to eliminate transmission of parasite that causes blindness
Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma, according to UN agency - Anadolu Ajansı
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Stakeholders to address challenges facing cassava production in Niger
Stakeholders in Niger State have pledged to work together to develop a comprehensive policy framework to tackle the challenges confronting cassava
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Bago raises alarm over proliferation of firearms, explosives among Niger miners
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has raised the alarm over the proliferation of firearms and explosives among artisanal miners in Niger State, warning of the grave security implications. His concern follows a devastating dynamite explosion in Sabon-Pegi community,
Niger first African state to eradicate river blindness: WHO
Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.
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Niger is First African Country to Eliminate Blinding Onchocerciasis Disease - WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday that Niger met the criteria for the elimination of onchocerciasis, a cause of blindness, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasitic disease.
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We’ve Called On Miners In Niger To Use Conventional Ways Of Mining – Gov Bago
The Niger State government has appealed to businesses and residents to embrace what it called a responsible mining policy.
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Illegal mining, kidnapping North’s most lucrative businesses — Ex-Niger commissioner
APC chieftain, Jonathan Vatsa, has stated that the two most lucrative businesses in Northern Nigeria are illegal mining and banditry.
Niger becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the transmission of onchocerciasis
On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly
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Breaking: Another Explosion in Niger, Details Emerge
There is a fresh panic in Niger state as another tanker explosion rocked the northwest state, just one week after 98 people died of the same incident in the state.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS
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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger leave ECOWAS, commission responds with 4 measures
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger exit ECOWAS, as regional bloc maintains trade, travel ties
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Africa: WHO Verifies Niger As the First Country in the African Region to Eliminate Onchocerciasis
Press Release - The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.
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Orano files second arbitration against Niger
France’s Orano Group has announced the filing of a second arbitration procedure against Niger at the International Centre for