Niger coup could complicate UN peacekeepers withdrawal from Mali
A coup in Niger could have a "negative impact" on the United Nations withdrawing its decade-long peacekeeping operation in neighboring Mali, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday. The U.N. Security Council last month ended the mission in Mali after the West African country's…#niger #unitednations #stephanedujarric #unsecuritycouncil #westafrican #wagner #chad #securitycouncil #niamey #antonioguterres (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger leader detained but defiant amid " coup bid " in African nation
Niamey — Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum on Thursday defiantly vowed to protect "hard-won" democratic gains after he was detained by elite troops who declared they had taken power in the troubled West African nation. Bazoum was confined in Niamey on Wednesday by members of his presidential guard,…#niger #mohamedbazoum #westafrican #niamey #african #presidentialguard #afp #hassoumimassoudou #france24tv #beninpatricetalon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's democratically elected president
Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country’s deteriorating security. The soldiers said all institutions had been suspended and security…#niger #african #mohamedbazoum #amadouabdramane #antirepublican #africanunion #africa #burkinafaso #alqaida #islamic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger Army Seizes Power as President Ousted and Parliament Shut
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blinken calls for immediate release of Niger president
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation's national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was…#antonyblinken #niger #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #westafrican #newzealand #wellington (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
African leaders condemn coup attempt against Niger ’s president after his home is surrounded
Governing bodies in Africa condemned what they characterized as a coup attempt Wednesday against Niger's president, whose official Twitter account reported that elements of the presidential guard engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and tried to obtain the support of other security…#africa #niger #antirepublican #mohamedbazoum #africanunion #ecowascommission #bazoum #islamist #niamey #nationalguard (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Factbox-Recent coups in West and Central Africa
Niger's presidential guards were holding President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey on Wednesday, in what the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union are calling an attempted coup. It marks the ninth coup or attempted power grab in just over…#niger #mohamedbazoum #niamey #africanunion #centralafrica #burkinafaso #rochkabore #islamist #paulhenridamiba #ibrahimtraore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Govt Moves to Curtail Outbreak of Anthrax
[Premium Times] The federal government confirmed the first case of Anthrax in Nigeria after disclosing on Monday that the disease was detected in a farm in Niger State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Agribusiness Food and Agriculture Economy, Business and Finance Environment Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Psychometric properties and refinement of the ATT-IPV scale to measure attitudes about intimate partner violence among married adolescents and their husbands in Niger - Fonseka RW, Challa S, Silverman JG.
This study sought to assess the appropriateness of a five-item scale to measure attitudes towards IPV (ATT-IPV) among married adolescent girls and their husbands in Niger, a population in which this scale has not yet been tested. (2) Method... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Nigeria: Possible Cases of Anthrax Found In Niger State
[Premium Times] Mr Vakuru said animals showing signs of a possible case of anthrax on a farm in Suleja, Niger State, were reported to his office on 14 July. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: Transforming Maternal Care - Empowering Midwives in Niger State Through Supportive Supervision
[Nigeria Health Watch] Midwives play a critical role in providing essential maternal and newborn healthcare services. While timely access to health facilities is important, it is imperative to recognise the significance of access to skilled midwives to ensure safe deliveries and to promote the overall well-being of mothers and infants. However, numerous challenges have hindered their ability to deliver optimal care, including limited resources, insufficient training, insufficient numbers, inequitable distribution and a lack of s (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news
More than 100 people killed after boat returning from wedding capsizes in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — A boat carrying residents returning from a wedding capsized in northern Nigeria killing about 100 people, police and local residents said Tuesday, as a search for survivors intensified. The boat capsized early Monday on the Niger River in the state of Kwara close to neighboring…#abujanigeria #nigeria #nigerriver #niger #okasanmiajayi #egboti #usmanibrahim (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effects of the reaching married adolescents program on modern contraceptive use and intimate partner violence: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial among married adolescent girls and their husbands in Dosso, Niger - Silverman JG, Brooks MI, Aliou S, Johns NE, Challa S, Nouhou AM, Tomar S, Baker H, Boyce SC, McDougal L, DeLong S, Raj A.
This study assesses the impact of Reaching Married Adolescents (RMA), a gender-synchronized social behavioral int... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death
Fake or substandard antimalarial medicines kill as many as 267,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Jun 2 2023 (IPS) There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and is home to more than 300 million people in 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
This is how several international specialised bodies, mainly the United Nations, depict the aggravated situation in this already highly fragile African re...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Africa: Noma Survivors Shine a Light On Neglected Disease
[MSF] In many ways, Muhammadu, Mulikat and Dahiru have little in common. They were born in different corners of Nigeria (Yobe state in the northeast, Lagos in the southwest and Niger state, in the centre) and grew up in different circumstances and with different dreams. But one day, when they were still children, their lives and those of their relatives changed forever because of noma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
