Niger

Three policemen killed in Niger jihadist assault

Niamey – Jihadists attacked a police post overnight in Niger’s troubled frontier zone with Burkina Faso killing three policemen and... Read more

18 Oct, 2021

Niamey – Suspected jihadists killed 10 villagers in an attack on a mosque earlier this week in western Niger’s Tillaberi... Read more

14 Oct, 2021

Johannesburg – Riyad Mahrez celebrated being included on Friday among 30 Ballon d’Or nominees by scoring twice as he... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Niamey – The United Nations on Sunday warned that the Tillaberi region of western Niger was facing a “major food... Read more

4 Oct, 2021

Ouagadougou – The Islamic State group’s division in the Greater Sahara, whose boss was killed last month by French... Read more

18 Sep, 2021

Abidjan – Increasing numbers of children are being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at... Read more

13 Sep, 2021

Niamey – The first cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in the impoverished Sahel state of Niger,... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

Niamey – An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger’s jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16... Read more

26 Aug, 2021

Niamey – Niger will lift a ban on riding motorcycles in the vast western Tillaberi region that was imposed last... Read more

25 Aug, 2021

N’Djamena – Chad on Saturday said it will recall 600 troops, half its contingent, from the multinational G5 Sahel force... Read more

23 Aug, 2021