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Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso unite against growing Jihadi Insurgency

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Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso unite against growing Jihadi Insurgency

Niger’s armed forces Chief Moussa Salaou Barmou announced the creation of a joint force to address security threats. They will develop a joint force to achieve their defense and security objectives. The move represents the latest step in bringing the three neighbors closer. After a meeting with his counterparts, Niger’s armed forces Chief Moussa Salaou … Read more

US to remove Gabon, Niger, Uganda & Central African Republic from trade plan

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US Gabon Niger Uganda Central African

US to remove Gabon, Niger, Uganda & Central African Republic from trade plan. AGOA offers duty-free access to the U.S. market for exports from qualifying countries. AGOA is slated to expire in September 2025. U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Monday his intention to terminate the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda, and the Central African … Read more

Hundreds of militants attack Niger soldiers in Kandadji

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Hundreds of militants attack Niger soldiers in Kandadji

Militant attack in southwestern Niger claims 12 soldiers’ lives. Seven soldiers were killed in combat, and five in a road accident during the response. Counter-offensive results in over 100 militants killed. In the southwestern region of Niger, a town was targeted by a substantial group of Islamist militants on motorcycles, resulting in the loss of … Read more

French Ambassador Flees Niger as Tensions Escalate

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French Ambassador Flees Niger as Tensions Escalate

French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, has returned to Paris. The Niger military junta had ordered Itte to depart the country and revoked his visa. Niger currently hosts approximately 1,500 French troops. On Wednesday, the French Foreign Ministry informed the media that Sylvain Itte, the French ambassador to Niger, has come back to Paris. “Our … Read more

Niger Expels French Ambassador

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French Ambassador

Coup in Niger strains ties with France. Italy warns against military intervention. Niger cancels military agreements with France. Niger’s recent military rulers have taken a significant step in escalating tensions with their traditional ally, France. They have removed the diplomatic immunity of France’s ambassador and ordered the police to expel him, as revealed in a … Read more

Niger’s New Military Leader: Transition Plans and Warnings

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Niger New Military Leader

Aims for peaceful transition, not seizing power. Warns against underestimating potential attack on the country. ECOWAS delegation meets ousted president before military action decision. The recently appointed military leader of Niger, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has stated that the transition of power in the country will not extend beyond three years. In a televised address, he … Read more

Niger Calm as Coup Ultimatum Expires

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Niger Coup

Coup leaders show no willingness to give in to external pressure. ECOWAS military intervention plans trigger fears of further conflict. Some citizens oppose potential ECOWAS sanctions, blaming imperialist motives. Citizens in Niger’s capital remain calm despite the threat of military intervention by West Africa’s regional bloc. The ultimatum for the coup leaders to reinstate the … Read more

Niger, at least 10 soldiers were killed in an insurgent ambush

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Niger
  • Ten Nigerien troops were killed in an ambush near the West African Sahel nation’s border with neighboring Mali.
  • More than a dozen others were injured.
  • Around 16 persons remain missing as a result of the attack.

At least ten Nigerien troops were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in an ambush near the West African Sahel nation’s border with neighboring Mali, according to a statement issued by Niger’s defense minister on Saturday.

Around 16 persons remain missing as a result of the attack on Friday evening in Banibangou, near Mali, according to Alkassoum Indattou, who added that air force support caused the militants to retreat across the border into Mali.

Niger, alongside neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso, is struggling to quell insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State who carry out raids, and control swathes of territories in the vast Sahel region.

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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine blast: UN

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UN peacekeeper

A UN peacekeeper was killed by a mine while on patrol in restive northern Mali. The latest death comes amid tense negotiations on the renewal of MINUSMA’s mandate. A total of 175 of its peacekeepers have died in hostile acts since their arrival in Mali. A UN peacekeeper was killed by a mine while on … Read more

Ten police killed in Burkina Faso attack

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Burkina Faso

Suspected jihadists kill about 10 police officers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso. Security forces routed assailants in a counter-attack and are now combing the area. Latest in a string of bloody assaults in the landlocked Sahel state. Security sources claimed on Friday that suspected jihadists killed roughly ten police officers in an attack … Read more

Benin at war with terrorism’ after 20 armed attacks

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Benin

According to the first official tally of these assaults, the West African state of Benin, which is threatened by the expansion of Islamist violence from the Sahel, has been the target of roughly 20 attacks. The country borders Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a years-long jihadist campaign has claimed thousands of lives and driven … Read more

German chancellor Olaf Scholz, visits Senegal

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olaf scholz

DAKAR: Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, visited Dakar, Senegal’s capital, on Sunday, as part of an Africa tour that will also take him to Niger and South Africa. After a joint news conference with Senegalese President Macky Sall at the Palace of the Republic of Senegal, Scholz travelled to Diass (southeast) for the commissioning of … Read more

Probes into anti-France demo in Niger say cause unclear

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France

The administration reported that investigations into the deaths of three persons murdered in November during a protest against a French military convoy passing through Niger had failed to determine the cause. The convoy was on a marathon trip to resupply French troops in Mali when it was first stopped and stoned by demonstrators at Kaya … Read more

Gunmen kill 48 in northwest Nigeria attacks: local official

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Nigeria

Gunmen attacked three towns in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state on Sunday, killing at least 48 people, according to a local official and residents. Criminal gangs have terrorised northwest and central Nigeria for years, raiding and looting towns, stealing cattle, and kidnapping residents for ransom. “A total of 48 people were killed by the bandits in … Read more

Ambushes kill 11 in Burkina Faso

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burkina faso

The army said seven soldiers and four backup troops were killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s volatile north. The army stated in a statement on Friday that two soldiers and four civilians assisting the army were killed in the first attack near Solle on Thursday, while five paramilitary troops were killed in another raid … Read more

UN chief visits Sahel’s ‘martyred’ refugees

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United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited a displaced persons camp in Niger on Tuesday, pleading for humanitarian and military assistance for the poor country fighting jihadist rebels. Guterres travelled to the camp at Ouallam in the southwest of the country on the fourth day of a trip to West Africa delayed by the crisis in … Read more

Niger to vaccinate children against malaria

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Niger

According to AFP, Niger’s health minister has approved the vaccination of children under the age of five against malaria with a ground-breaking British vaccine. Malaria claimed the lives of 4,000 persons in the impoverished Sahel region in 2021, the majority of them were children. “The Niger government has approved the use of the RTS, S/AS01 … Read more

French army rejects Mali’s spying accusation

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French

Mali accused France of espionage and violating the West African country’s airspace, which the French army denied on Thursday. Mali had accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” on Tuesday after it used a drone to record mercenaries burying remains near a military installation.. The drone flew over the Gossi base “illegally” on April … Read more

Mali jihadists claim capture of fighter with Russia’s Wagner

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Mali

Mali’s largest jihadist coalition says it has captured a Russian fighter with Wagner, the Kremlin-connected safety company allegedly hired by means of the united states of America’s army junta. The declaration changed into made in an assertion sent to AFP late Sunday by using the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), although it furnished … Read more

Niger accepts additional European troops as Mali withdraws

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Niger Mali

Legislatures in Niger have passed a bill authorizing the hosting of additional European special troops in the West African country as France continues its departure from neighboring Mali. Niger’s parliament unanimously approved the law on Friday, clearing the door for the deployment of more European troops, the overall number of which has not been disclosed. … Read more

Niger welcomes German Foreign minister

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Niger

German ambassador ANNELINA BERBOCK was in Niger as part of a trip of the Sahel area to enhance Germany’s ties with regional authorities. After arriving in Niamey, Baerbock visited with the country’s president Mohamed Bazoum, who was particularly interested in discussing terrorism and climate change. “As German Foreign Minister, I am very pleased that, in … Read more

Mali claimed to have killed 19 “terrorists” in an operation

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Mali

BAMAKO – The Malian army said it had killed 19 jihadists in operations northeast of the capital Bamako that were supported by European special forces. A statement by the armed forces chief of staff late Tuesday said operations in the Timbuktu, Segou, Mopti and Bandiagara areas successfully targeted “terrorists” — a term typically used to … Read more

Nigeria ‘investigating’ deadly air strike in Niger

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Niger

ABUJA – Nigeria’s military said Monday that it was probing reports from neighbouring Niger that it accidentally killed children in an air strike targeting an armed group at the border. Troops have been deployed to northwest Nigeria, where heavily-armed criminals known as bandits terrorise communities, forcing more than 70,000 to flee into southern Niger, according … Read more

Macron hosts African leaders ahead of expected Mali withdrawal

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Macron

PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron hosts African leaders on Wednesday ahead of an expected announcement that France is withdrawing its troops from Mali after an almost decade-long deployment to battle a jihadist insurgency. Multiple sources have told AFP that Macron will announce that French forces will leave Mali and redeploy elsewhere in the Sahel region, … Read more

Africa pins hopes on ‘breakthrough’ malaria vaccine

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malaria

ABIDJAN: A ground-breaking vaccine against malaria has stoked hopes in Africa of rolling back a disease that claims hundreds of thousands of lives a year, many of them youngsters. Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have immunised more than 800,000 children under a pilot programme using the RTS,S vaccine. It is the first to show significant protection … Read more

Niger keen to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture

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niger

ISLAMABAD: A high level parliamentary delegation led by Seini Oumarou, president of the National Assembly of Niger is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to strengthen the growing cooperation of economic partnership between Pakistan and Niger. In this connection, the Niger delegation, led by Oumarou visited the Pakistan Agricultural Research … Read more

PNS NASR Delivers Food Commodities To African countries

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PNS NASR Sails Off To Africa On Humanitarian Mission

PNS NASR as part of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to African countries delivered food aid at Niger & Benin during ceremonies held at Cotonou port. A spokesperson of the Pakistan Navy said in a tweet that the events were attended by Govt & military officials. The dignitaries of both counties thanked … Read more

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