- The Director of Radio et Musique (R&M) in Niger, Abdou Mahaman, was yesterday killed by a landmine explosion in Yantala, a suburb in the West of the capital Niamey.
A woman on board Mahaman's car had sustained serious injuries.
Established in April 1994, R&M is the first independent and privately-owned radio station in Niger.
Mahaman's untimely death occurred when the car he was driving overstepped on the buried landmine in Yantala. He became the third civilian victim of landmine explosion killings in the West African country's major cities since December last year.
R&M chief - popularly dubbed Jeannot - was also the Vice President of the Board of the Niger Press Centre. During his lifetime, he was not known for critical reporting, which was why most people ruled out that his killing was targeted. No one or group is yet to claim responsibility for the explosion.
The Yantala explosion came just a month after the Niamey government accused its rebels of expanding the war in the country's uranium-rich North region.
Nigerien authorities have banned journalists from covering the war and continue to hold two local journalists for their coverage on the issue.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
front page
| news
| countries
| archive
| currencies
| news alerts login
| about afrol News
| contact
| advertise
| español