In a small twist of fate, the four kilos of gold he found underground in 2020 enabled him to send his son to study in France – legally. A gold digger descends into a shaft in Tabelot with dynamite.

In Tabelot, a little further south, illegal gold mining operations, markets and the long-distance bus station all offer connection points for those who can pay.

In Tabelot, a little further south, illegal gold mining operations, markets and the long-distance bus station all offer connection points for those who can pay.

In Tabelot, a little further south, illegal gold mining operations, markets and the long-distance bus station all offer connection points for those who can pay. Local Touareg chief Youssaf Houssa said ...

Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is betting on satellite broadband to bridge the digital divide in remote rural areas.

Boureima HAMA Feb 19, 2025 Feb 19, 2025Updated Feb 20, 2025 0 A small number of Starlink dishes are sprining up on houses in the capital, but vendors say take-up is slow BOUREIMA HAMA The small square ...

The criminalization of the mobility economy in Niger was in effect an effort by the EU to sidestep the policy quagmire it faced in Libya. That is, absent a reliable partner to bargain with such as the ...

Herders around the town of Tabelot had pointed to Sahara SARL's mines as the only explanation for their animals' deaths, saying the region was not suffering from drought or any epidemics.

"Chinese-owned gold mines in Niger ordered shut after herders report animal deaths" 6 May 2024 Herders around the town of Tabelot had pointed to Sahara SARL's mines as the only explanation for their ...