Tag: Niger
In Niger, US soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region had never…
Children displaced by Boko Haram hits 1.4 m —UNICEF
(Reuters) – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4…
U.S. soldiers quietly help build wall against Boko Haram
(Reuters) – Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger’s Diffa region…
Niger increases budget on Boko Haram – govt
Niger increased its 2015 budget by 53.40 billion CFA ($92.16 million) to factor in higher spending on the fight against…
Nigerian refugees in ‘atrocious’ situation in Niger – UN
AFP – Thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled to southeast Niger to escape the Islamist group Boko Haram are in…
Niger’s Muslims and Christians join forces for peace
AFP – Eight months after Muslims rioted in Niger at a cost of 10 lives and many burned churches, efforts…
Army recovers 97 cows, 41 sheep from cattle rustlers in Niger
The 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, said it had arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered 97 cows and 41 sheep…
Boko Haram: 57,743 Nigerian Refugees in Cameroun, Niger, Chad
Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA said Boko Haram attacks have resulted to displacement of about 57,743 into three neighbouring…
Boko Haram kills three in southern Niger
(Reuters) – Suspected Nigerian Boko Haram militants raided a village in southern Niger, killing three people including a soldier, security…
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are to deploy 8,700 troops to…
Regional military chiefs finalise plans to end Boko Haram
Reuters – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to…
Four dead, over 20,000 affected by Niger floods – UN
At least four people have died and more than 20,000 have been affected by floods in Niger caused by weeks…
Boko Haram resurgence deepens humanitarian crisis in Niger
Niger, (Reuters) – A wave of attacks by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and the islands of Lake…
Niger army kills 30 Boko Haram insurgents
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Niger’s army killed at least 30 suspected Boko Haram fighters as it searched for militants in villages…
Boko Haram attacks prison in Niger, four killed
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa…
Boko Haram: 160, 000 Nigerians take refuge in Niger, Chad, Cameroon
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has disclosed that about 160,000 Nigerians have fled the north eastern parts of the…
Malnutrition brings a terrible disease to children in Niger
Zinder (Niger) (AFP) – Mourdja’s nose has been eaten away, like one lip and part of her upper gum, leaving…
UPDATE: 38 civilians killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
Niamey (AFP) – Boko Haram militants killed 38 people in an attack in southeast Niger which occurred overnight Wednesday, with…
Boko Haram kills 30 in attacks on Niger villages
NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants attacked two villages in southern Niger’s Diffa region overnight, killing at least 30 civilians,…
Boko Haram: Buhari demands more action from Chad, Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’djamena, Chad, urged member-countries of the Lake Chad Commission to redouble their efforts to…
Boko Haram: Buhari to visit Chad, Niger Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Chad and Niger on Wednesday as part of his initial steps to find solution to…
NEMA registers 11,449 Nigerian returnees from Niger
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said it had registered 11, 449 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic in Yobe. This…
Borno sets up camps for Nigerian returnees from Niger
The Borno Government said it had established a special camp to cater for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees…
Niger orders islands evacuated after Boko Haram attacks
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation’s inhabited…
Niger President extols cordial relationship with Nigeria
The President of Niger Republic, Alhaji Muhammadou Isoufou, has extolled the current cordial relations between Nigeria and Niger Republic. He…
Boko Haram: Chad, Niger hope for fresh start with Buhari
Surveying the charred ruins of the northern Nigerian town of Malam Fatori, which Chadian troops and his own soldiers from…
Meningitis epidemic kills 45 in Niger
A meningitis epidemic that broke out in January in Niger has so far killed 45 people, the health minister told…
Boko Haram can’t take a town in Niger – Minister
Boko Haram are no longer in a position to seize a single town in Niger, a Niger government minister said…
Chad, Niger troops recapture Nigerian town
A military offensive by troops from Chad and Niger has retaken the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak and left some…
Niger, Chad launch offensive against Boko Haram
The armies of Niger and Chad on Sunday launched a major ground and air offensive against Islamist extremist group Boko…