Niger’s threatened giraffes find new home
Niamey – Conservationists in Niger said on Wednesday they had transferred threatened West African giraffes to a new home... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
‘We will have nothing’: Niger kidnap victims fear border bandits
Madarounfa – Kidnapped, held captive and raped by four guards, Messaouda is now free, but too afraid to return... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Fleeing jihadist violence, Niger pupils return to school
Ouallam – With blue schoolbags bouncing off their backs, hundreds of schoolchildren hurtle down small sand dunes eager to... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Seven killed in fuel tanker blast in Niger
Niamey – Seven people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded in a village in southern-central Niger after an... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Niger government denies ‘massacre’ of civilians
Niamey – Niger denied on Saturday opposition claims of a massacre of civilians at an unofficial gold mine where... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Niger lists 15 anti-rebel operations with French forces
Niamey – Nigerien and French forces staged 15 “joint operations” seizing arms and ammunition from jihadist insurgents along the... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Suspected jihadist attack kills 11 in Niger, local sources say
Niamey – A suspected jihadist attack on three lorries and a motorcycle in western Niger near the border with... Read more
23 Oct, 2022
Almost 200 dead as Niger floods toll rises
Niamey – Flooding caused by torrential rain in Niger has left 195 people dead and affected more than 322... Read more
23 Oct, 2022
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
Gaya – Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Road bomb kills two people in Niger
Niamey – Two people were killed in southeastern Niger on Sunday by a road bomb which exploded as they... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
