Authorities have confirmed a coup attempt that took place in the capital Niamey on March 31, 2021, when heavy artillery fire was reported by local residents. The alleged coup ... Read more »
Local security sources say that over 100 civilians were killed in gun attacks in Niger's border area with Mali, in the three villages of Intazayene, Bakorat and Wistane on March ... Read more »
Niger's government says a military unit attempted to seize the presidential palace in Niamey, just days before new president Mohamed Bazoum takes office in the country's first ever ... Read more »
The 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Mahamadou Issoufou, outgoing President of Niger, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced. In a pr Read more »
There have been no claims of responsibility for the massacre of at least 58 people which eyewitnesses allege was committed by militants belonging to the Islamic State in the ... Read more »
Local media sources in Niger and members of the internet measurement community have reported that restrictions to mobile internet networks were imposed in parts of the country, ... Read more »
Nigeriens went to the polls on Sunday in the second round of the country's presidential election. The vote was called after outgoing President Mahamadou ... Read more »
The current approach by France and it spartners has not stemmed Sahel's expanidng security crisis,Internatiopnal Crisis Group says in an extensive report. "Meanwhile, popular ... Read more »
Since it started nine years ago, the Sahel security crisis has claimed tens of thousands of lives, forcibly displaced millions, and triggered record levels of food shortages. ... Read more »
In an @allafrica interview as he ends of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing ... Read more »
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