Countries Niger MPs to vote on foreign troop presence Niamey – Niger’s MPs will on Friday for the first time debate the presence of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the... Read more 23 Apr, 2022
Countries Niger minister held in embezzlement probe Niamey – Niger’s communications minister has been detained in a high-profile embezzlement case dating from when he ran a state corporation,... Read more 21 Apr, 2022
Countries Niger MPs to tackle foreign troop presence Niamey – Niger’s parliament will for the first time tackle the question of the presence of foreign forces fighting... Read more 16 Apr, 2022
Countries Niger ex-minister held over ‘attempted coups’ Niamey – A former interior minister in Niger, Ousmane Cisse, is being detained for a suspected part in two attempted... Read more 11 Apr, 2022
Countries Thousands arrive in Niger fleeing fighting in Mali, UN says Niamey – Thousands of people have arrived in Niger after fleeing fighting between armed groups in northern Mali, a... Read more 2 Apr, 2022
Countries Six Niger troops killed in ‘terrorist’ attack Niamey – Six Niger soldiers have been killed in a “terrorist” attack in the southwest of the country, near... Read more 27 Mar, 2022
Burkina Faso Attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger, sources say Niamey – Suspected jihadists attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries France’s Sahel chief says ‘no redeployment’ to Niger from Mali Ouagadougou – The head of France’s anti-jihadist mission in the Sahel on Friday said French forces that were being... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries At least 10 killed by jihadists in southeast Niger Niamey – Ten villagers in southeastern Niger were killed by suspected jihadists from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group, local sources said... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Five Niger soldiers killed in IED explosion Niamey – Five soldiers have been killed by a mine in Niger’s southwestern Torodi region, where jihadist attacks using improvised... Read more 6 Mar, 2022