The country wants to move from being the biggest exporter of raw nuts to producing more shea butter.
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A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
A proposal to build a nuclear plant in Niger may not come to fruition, but that is not the point.
Turkish club Galatasaray are in talks with Tottenham over a loan deal for midfielder Yves Bissouma.
King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum's archive.
King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum's archive.
The country is facing a shortage of medical equipment and medicines, President Duma Boko says.
A large number of young South Africans are jobless and attracted by social media offers of work abroad.
Brentford manager Keith Andrews "fully expects" Newcastle target Yoane Wissa to stay at Brentford.