Niger

18

Feb

Niger accepts foreign special forces to secure Mali border area

DAKAR, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Niger has accepted that French and European special forces will be deployed into its territory from neighbouring Mali, in order to secure the border area…

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21

Feb

Niger votes in presidential runoff to usher in first democratic transition

Niger is voting on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election that is expected to usher in the first democratic transition of power since the West African nation…

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27

Dec

Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition

Niger votes in an election on Sunday that is expected to lead to the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents in a country reeling from Islamist violence.…

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27

Oct

American citizen kidnapped in Niger

An American citizen was kidnapped near the town of Birnin Konni in southern Niger in the early hours of Tuesday morning, three security sources and a local official told Reuters. The…

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10

Aug

Gunmen kill six French aid workers, their driver and guide in Niger

Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said. The group was attacked in a…

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10

Jan

Bloodbath along Niger’s border with Mali, over 80 persons killed in jihadist attack

At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali, Niger's army says. More than 60 militants were…

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16

Oct

IOM Organizes First Humanitarian Charter Flight from Algeria to Niger

This week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized its first flight for voluntary return from the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset to Niger’s capital, Niamey, carrying 166 Nigerien nationals,…

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