Cocaine Bust in Niger: Niger authorities seized a record 278kg of cocaine in Zinder, arresting eight suspects in a Sahel-to-Libya trafficking network said to have moved the drugs via Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Eid Pardons: Niger’s Ministry of Justice says it has begun releasing inmates for Eid al-Adha, including Libyan prisoners and others from Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Chad and more, with foreign releases followed by deportation procedures. U.S. Military Aid to Niger: The U.S. Embassy in Niamey says nine containers of military equipment worth about $2.3m were delivered to support Niger’s fight against terrorism and organized crime. Petrol Price Watch: Nigeria’s NBS reports petrol averaged N1,532.93 per litre in April (up 18.97% from March), with Niger State among the cheapest. Niger Security Trust Gap: Niger State’s homeland security commissioner says the government is tackling community trust and informant issues through a structured framework to improve intelligence sharing. Niger Agro-Industrial Funding: Niger secured an additional $684m from Chinese firms for infrastructure in special agro-industrial processing zones.