Tag: Niger

12 soldiers, ‘dozens of terrorists’ killed in Niger attack (Al Jazeera)

At least 12 soldiers and “dozens of terrorists” have been killed in a battle in western Niger’s conflict-wracked “three borders” zone. The defence ministry announced...

Deadly fire ‘decimates’ school in southern Niger (Al Jazeera)

At least 26 schoolchildren have been killed when their classrooms made out of straw and wood were engulfed in a blaze in southern Niger...

Niger says 11 soldiers killed, nine missing after gun assault (Al Jazeera)

Unidentified gunmen have killed 11 soldiers defending a village in a remote part of southwest Niger where armed group fighters operate, the defence ministry...

Niger: Climate change is another pandemic with devastating effects (UN News)

Apart from disastrous economic consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has also amplified the climate and security crisis in the Sahel, said Niger’s Minister of Foreign...

Niger. ‘Gross abuses’: Armed groups killing, recruiting in Niger (Al Jazeera)

An increasing number of children are being killed and abducted in Niger as the conflict in the country’s western Tillaberi region, bordering Mali and...

Niger. More than dozen killed in southwest Niger village attack (Al Jazeera)

At least 16 people have been killed in an attack on a village in southwestern Niger where attackers have repeatedly massacred civilians this year,...

Niger – Gunmen on motorbikes raid Niger village, kill 14 (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Armed men on motorbikes have killed at least 14 civilians in an attack in western Niger, near the restive border with...

(Niger/Chad) Niger body urges independent probe into ‘rapes’ by Chadian troops (Al Jazeera)

Human rights commission calls for inquiry after allegations soldiers deployed to help fight armed groups raped several women, as well as an 11-year-old girl. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/3/rights-group-accuses-chadian-soldiers-of-raping-women-in-niger

(Niger) Gunmen on motorbikes raid Niger villages, kill at least 137 (Al Jazeera)

Newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum denounces ‘barbaric’ attacks in the border region near Mali. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/22/gunmen-on-motorbikes-raid-niger-villages-kill-scores

(Niger) Niger’s top court confirms Mohamed Bazoum’s election win (Al Jazeera)

Bazoum, a former interior minister, won 55.6 percent of the votes cast, the Constitutional Court ruled. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/22/nigers-top-court-confirms-mohamed-bazoums-election-win

(Niger) Gunmen kill at least 58 civilians in attack on Niger convoy (Al Jazeera)

Mass killings underscore the enormous security challenges facing Niger’s new president, Mohamed Bazoum. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/gunmen-kill-at-least-58-civilians-in-attack-on-niger-convoy

NIGER – Dozens of civilians killed in Niger gun attacks (Al Jazeera)

Gunmen have killed dozens of civilians and wounded several more in attacks on two villages in western Niger, near the country’s border with Mali,...