Tag: Niger

Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup. Also known as Omar Tchiani, he ...

Soldiers have gone on national TV in Niger to announce they have carried out a coup. They said they had ...

Presidential guards in Niger have seized President Mohamed Bazoum and blockaded his residence, as well as key ministries, sources say. ...

A cholera epidemic has killed 104 people in Niger among 2,874 patients reported in six regions of the country, including ...

Fifteen soldiers have been killed in what Niger’s Defense Ministry has described as a “terrorist attack” in the southwest of ...

Ghanaian authorities confirmed on Sunday that twelve Nigeriens were arrested for attempting to sneak into the country through unapproved routes.The ...

One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said ...

The Islamic State group has said its militants were behind the killing of six French aid workers, their local guide and ...

Niger's national human rights commission has accused the army of executing dozens of civilians during counterinsurgency operations. It said it ...

Niger's state prosecutor says there is evidence that the country lost almost $50m (£40m) through a military procurement scandal. Referring ...