Niger
As a region prone to terrorist activity, Niger opens first military school
"We have set in place with this school the final link in the chain for training our military," President Mohamed Bazoum said at the opening ceremony.
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Armed groups killing, recruiting more children in Niger: Amnesty
Amnesty blamed the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), for causing the 'devastating impact on children' in the region.
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First COVID Delta cases emerge in poverty-stricken Niger
The six cases were in the capital Niamey, the ministry's press office said, adding that efforts to track and trace contacts of the patients were underway.
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Niger declares national mourning after 37 killed
Gunmen on motorbikes launched an attack on villagers Monday in Darey-Daye as they were tending their fields. Four women and 13 children were among the 37 people killed.
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Jihadist violence claims 420 lives in Niger this year: watchdog
The estimate comes after an 11-day trip in which members of the Human Rights Watch travelled to Niger to meet witnesses, traditional chiefs, local authorities, foreign diplomats and Nigerien rights activists.
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49 killed in Niger armed attack
Around 100 heavily armed 'terrorists' riding motorcycles attacked the Tchoma Bangou village, striking around 3 pm on Sunday, Niger's Ministry of Defence said in a statement read on public television that did not identify who it suspected was behind the latest deadly incident.
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Niger reopens land borders as COVID 'under control'
Niger has been relatively unaffected by the epidemic, reporting 5,457 cases including 193 deaths, according to official figures.
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Niger army killed 24 'suspected terrorists': government
The suspects had been planning an attack on the market town of Banibangou but the army was alerted and, after an exchange of fire, 26 people were arrested on April 28, the defence ministry said in a statement.
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Chad junta refuses to negotiate with rebels
"The time is not for mediation, nor for negotiation with outlaws," Azem Bermandoa Agouna, spokesman of the military council that took power last week following the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno.
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Niger president to be sworn in after 'attempted coup'
The inauguration will mark the first-ever transition between elected presidents in Niger's six decades of independence from France -- a historic moment that has been widely praised.
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'Attempted coup' in Niger ahead of presidential inauguration
Residents earlier reported hearing gunfire in the middle of the night near the presidency in the capital Niamey.
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137 killed in Niger's deadliest suspected jihadist massacre
Government spokesman Zakaria Abdourahamane said 137 people had died in Sunday's raids in villages near Niger's border with Mali.
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Niger opposition leader claims election win despite official results
According to provisional results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum picked up 55.75% of the vote in Sunday's runoff and Ousmane 44.25%.
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Niger political veterans to face off in presidential vote
Niger is the world's poorest nation, according to the UN's benchmark of development of 189 countries, and is struggling with jihadist insurgencies that have spilled over from Mali and Nigeria.
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Niger opposition seeks single candidate in presidential poll
The manifesto was first read out on Monday to more than 3,000 people in Niamey's main sports arena.
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Niger declares national mourning, security boost after attacks
It was the biggest single massacre of civilians in the Sahel's eight-year-old history of Islamist unrest, according to a US group, ACLED, which tracks the violence.
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100 dead in attacks on two western Niger villages
The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred just as first-round presidential results were announced.
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Niger stages historic elections despite jihadist attacks
Around 7.4 million people are registered to vote for the ballot for presidency, which coincides with legislative elections.
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Niger set for historic transition in presidential vote
The world's poorest country by a key UN benchmark, the Sahel nation has never had two elected leaders hand over power since independence from France 60 years ago -- the last coup was only a decade ago.
