Niger: Army says it has killed about 40 Jihadists
Some 40 Boko Haram Jihadists were killed on Tuesday night by the Nigerien army on islands in Lake Chad, bordering Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad, […]
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Niger: Military cooperation with Germany, a model – President Bazoum
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum on Monday hailed military cooperation with Germany as “a model” to be followed by his country’s other partners, following a meeting […]
Eight soldiers killed in “terrorist” attack in northern Togo
At least eight Togolese soldiers were killed and thirteen wounded on Tuesday night in a “terrorist” attack in northern Togo, a first in the country […]
Security, humanitarian issues at focus of UN Secretary General’s talks in Niger
Security, humanitarian issues and good governance in Niger were at the center of discussions between visiting UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and President Mohamed Bazoum. […]
Benin: Police officer killed in attack on police station
A new attack in northern Benin killed a police officer and injured others in the early hours of Tuesday, April 26. It targeted the police […]
Burkina/Niger: “A hundred terrorists neutralized” in a joint military operation
Taanli 3, that is the name of the operation, took place from April 2 to 25 at the border between the two countries. This is […]
Nigeria: More than a hundred dead in the explosion of an illegal refinery
An explosion at a clandestine refinery has killed at least 110 people in the Niger Delta oil region of southern Nigeria, already devastated by decades […]
Niger’s Minister of Communication jailed for alleged embezzlement
Niger’s Minister of Communication, Mahamadou Zada, was jailed on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a case of embezzlement of three billion CFA francs when […]
Malian army and Nigerian Air Forces announced elimination of several terrorists
The Malian army announced Saturday evening that it had eliminated “a dozen terrorists,” including a French-Tunisian jihadist “cadre,” during two air strikes carried out Thursday […]
Niger: Seven police officers killed in an attack on a border post with Burkina Faso
Seven policemen were killed and sixteen wounded in a new attack by suspected jihadists on the Petelkole border post between Niger and Burkina Faso, local […]