Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister
One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, says Prime Minister Brigi Rafini. Photo: AFP / Issouf Sanogo...
At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger – security sources
At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security...
Niger: We are doing our best – Bello says as bandits abduct 20
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assured that the government was doing its best to forestall attacks by bandits. His comment was in reaction to...
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...
Leadership and lack of vision: Nigerians react as FG approves $1.96 billion for construction of rail from Kano to Niger Republic
Nigerians have reacted to federal government's approval of $1,959,744,723.71 contract for a rail line that would link Nigeria to Niger Republic. Speaking after a federal executive...
IS group claims August killing of French aid workers in Niger
This August 9, 2020 image shows the wreckage of the car where six French aid workers, their local guide and the driver were killed by...
Missing woman’s body exhumed after she was allegedly murdered and secretly buried by her security guard (graphic video)
A bride-to-be who went missing was found buried in a shallow grave and her security guard has been accused of being responsible for her...
Niger soldiers executed dozens of civilians, probe says
Niger AFP AFP Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year,...
Gunmen abducts 20 in Niger village
Bandits who struck in Adagbi village in Galkogo district of Shiroro local government area, Niger state reportedly abducted 20 people. The bandits stormed the village on...
Troops launch manhunt after Niger killings, France sets terror probe
The bodies were found next to the burned-out wreckage of the group's vehicle BOUREIMA HAMA AFP Troops in Niger backed by French air power launched...
Governor says six French, two Nigeriens killed by armed bandits on motorbikes
The governor of Niger’s Tillaberi region said on Sunday that six French citizens and two Nigeriens were killed by armed bandits on motorbikes around 65...
Gunmen kill six French aid workers, their driver and guide in Niger, minister says
Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said. FILE...
At least 10 aid workers kidnapped in southwest Niger
FILE PHOTO: Nigerien commandos simulate a raid on a militant camp during the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises in Ouallam, Niger April 18, 2018. Picture taken...