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Blinken to travel to Ethiopia, Niger next week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia next week, the State Department said on Friday, as concerns linger over the ... World News -
At least nine killed in extremist attack on Niger refugee camp: Sources
Heavily armed extremists stormed a camp housing refugees from neighboring Mali in western Niger and killed nine people, a local official said Saturday ... World News -
Niger reports highly contagious bird flu among poultry
Niger has reported the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, among poultry in a village in the south of the country, the ... World News -
Nearly 200 dead as Niger flooding death toll rises
Flooding caused by torrential rain in Niger has left 195 people dead and affected more than 322,000, an official toll showed on Saturday.This year’s ... Africa -
Niger suspends oil product deliveries to Mali, except for the UN
Niger has temporarily stopped issuing authorizations for oil product deliveries to neighboring Mali unless they are destined to the United Nation’s ... World News -
Niger receives $13 million from US to fight extremism
Niger has received new military equipment from Washington to support its fight against extremists plaguing the west and southeast of the country, ... World News -
‘Stranded’ migrants, including children, rescued in Niger desert: UN
A total of 50 West African migrants, including women and children, were rescued in the desert in northern Niger near the Libyan border, the United ... World News -
Worsening Niger floods kill 75
Powerful rains that have swept the arid state of Niger since June have left 75 dead and affected 108,000 people, the government said on Tuesday.The ... World News -
Nigerien group calls for French anti-extremist force to quit
A civil society movement in Niger Wednesday launched an online petition to demand the departure of France’s Barkhane anti-extremist operation, after ... World News -
Chad and Niger vow to revive West Africa’s anti-extremist force
The presidents of Chad and Niger pledged Wednesday to revive the G5 Sahel military grouping to boost the fight against extremist insurgents after Mali ... World News -
Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence with military parade
Algeria is celebrating 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday with nationwide ceremonies, a pardon of 14,000 prisoners and its first military ... North Africa -
Ten migrants found dead in Niger near Libya border
Ten migrants have been found dead in the desert in northern Niger near the Libyan border, the Nigerien defense ministry said Thursday.A military ... World News -
Nearly 40 extremists killed in drone strikes in Niger: French military
French drone strikes killed nearly 40 extremists earlier this week who were traveling on motorcycles near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, France’s ... North Africa -
Africa ‘punished’ by investment clamp on fossils: Niger’s president
Niger, the poorest country in the world, says Africa has been “punished” by decisions by western countries to end public financing for foreign ... World News -
Joint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks
A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon said on Sunday it had killed more than 100 insurgents, including 10 commanders, in the past ... Africa -
France and EU to withdraw troops from Mali, remain in region
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France will withdraw its troops from Mali nine years after it first intervened to drive extremists from ... World News -
French army says it has killed leading ISIS member in Niger
The French armed forces ministry said on Tuesday that its “Operation Barkhane” unit had killed Soumana Boura, a leading member of ISIS in Niger.The ... World News -
Gunmen kill 37, including children, in attack on Niger village
Unidentified armed men have killed 37 civilians, including 14 children, in an attack on a village in southwest Niger, according to internal security ... World News -
Two women, four children from Niger found dead of ‘thirst’ in Tunisia desert
The bodies of two women and four children from Niger who apparently died of thirst have been found in the desert of southwest Tunisia, an official ... North Africa -
Cholera outbreak kills 12 people in Niger, infects more than 200
A cholera outbreak in southern Niger has killed 12 people and infected 201 others across three regions, with heavy rains helping to further spread the ... World News -
MSF warns of food crisis for children in Niger, Nigeria
Doctors Without Borders warned Monday of a major food crisis among children in the Maradi region of Niger, and in northwest Nigeria, just over the ... World News -
Chad junta refuses to negotiate with rebels, asks Niger to capture rebel leader
Chad's new ruling junta said Sunday it would not negotiate with rebels in the north of the poor Sahel country and asked for help from neighbouring ... World News -
Internet restored in Niger after interruption following election protests
Internet connectivity was restored in Niger late Friday, an AFP journalist found, after ten days of interruption following unrest over official ... World News -
At least 70 civilians killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger: Report
At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, ... Africa -
US special forces rescue American held in Nigeria, say officials
US special forces rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation on Saturday in northern Nigeria that is believed to ... World News -
American citizen kidnapped in southern Niger after tying up family, sources say
Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes kidnapped an American man in rural southern Niger in the early hours of Tuesday, three security sources and two ... World News -
Six French tourists among eight killed by gunmen in southwestern Niger
Six French tourists and their local guide and driver were killed Sunday by gunmen riding motorcycles in an area of southwestern Niger that is home to ... World News
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