RFI
- Sep 14
Migrants Deported from Algeria 'Dumped' in Niger Camp
Migrants in a transit camp in Agadez, Niger. © 2022 BOUREIMA HAMA / AFP. Local authorities in Agadez, Niger, say that more than 800...
UN News
- Jun 21
Thousands of Burkina Faso Massacre Survivors Need Aid
In Burkina Faso, UN humanitarians on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by armed groups forced...
Al Jazeera/AFP News Agency
- Aug 18, 2021
Militants kill 37 civilians in attack on Niger village
Government says 48 hours of national mourning to be observed after 37 people are killed by suspected rebels. Niger has declared 48 hours...
Human Rights Watch
- Aug 17, 2021
Niger: Surging Atrocities by Armed Islamist Groups
Over 420 Civilians Killed During Attacks, Massacres in 2021 (Bamako) – Islamist armed groups have killed over 420 civilians and driven...
Al Jazeera
- Mar 23, 2021
Gunmen on motorbikes raid Niger villages, kill at least 137
Newly elected President Mohamed Bazoum denounces ‘barbaric’ attacks in the border region near Mali. Attackers on motorbikes have raided...
Al Jazeera
- Mar 17, 2021
Gunmen kill at least 58 civilians in attack on Niger convoy
Mass killings underscore the enormous security challenges facing Niger’s new president, Mohamed Bazoum. Armed men in southwestern Niger...
Genocide Watch
- Jan 22, 2021
Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press...
Keminni Amanor | VOA
- Jan 7, 2021
UNICEF Calls for End to Massacre of Children and Families in Niger
The U.N. children’s fund has strongly condemned the killing of at least 17 minors among scores of others slain in a weekend massacre in...
Omar Hama Saley & Ruth Maclean | NY Times
- Jan 3, 2021
100 Civilians Are Reported Dead After Attacks in Niger
Gunmen were described as having singled out men and boys in two villages in a region under siege by militants. NIAMEY, Niger — A hundred...
Al Jazeera
- Dec 14, 2020
Boko Haram claims attack in Niger that killed dozens
At least 27 killed in an attack on Saturday in the Diffa region, while many others are wounded or reported missing. The Boko Haram armed...