Several hundred armed men killed 34 Nigerien soldiers in an attack Thursday in western Niger, close to the border with Mali, the defence ministry said. “This Thursday, June 19, a…
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Niger jihadist attack kills 10 soldiers
An attack blamed on suspected jihadist fighters killed about 10 soldiers in Niger, state radio reported Tuesday. The attack on Sunday near a village in the southwest of the huge…
Niger Republic Replaces French With Hausa As Lingua Franca
Niger Republic Replaces French With Hausa As Lingua Franca
Niger adopts Hausa as national language replacing French
Niger’s junta has adopted Hausa as the national language in the place of French in a further break from Paris, its former colonial master. Since overthrowing civilian president Mohamed Bazoum…
Niger’s 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5m — toll
Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year’s exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on…
NAF Hits Terrorists’ Logistics Base, Kill Scores In Niger
NAF Hits Terrorists' Logistics Base, Kill Scores In Niger
70 killed in central Nigeria as fuel tanker explodes
A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said.…
JUST-IN: ECOWAS Gives Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger 6 Months To Reconsider Exit
JUST-IN: ECOWAS Gives Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger 6 Months To Reconsider Exit
BBC vows to keep up reporting after Niger suspends radio
The BBC said on Friday it would continue to report on the Sahel region after the military junta in Niger suspended BBC radio for three months. It is the latest…