Tag: Niger
US hands over C-130 hangar to Niger at Air Base 201
The United States has handed over a new C-130 Hercules hangar to the Nigerien Air Force at Air Base 201 near Agadez. Niger will...
Niger army chief replaced
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou replaced the head of the army after two of the country’s deadliest attacks killed at least 160 soldiers and prompted...
Nigerien army base attack death toll rises
The death toll from Thursday’s attack by suspected jihadists on a Niger army base is at least 89, security sources said, surpassing a raid...
Niger targets Islamist militants
Niger will launch a new military offensive against Islamist militants after an attack on an army base killed at least 25 soldiers, the defence...
Nigerien soldiers killed
Suspected Islamist militants killed 25 soldiers and wounded six in an attack on an army post in west Niger near the Mali border, government...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Niger attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Niger military camp near Mali, according to a statement issued by a branch of the...
Niger attack leaves 71 dead
Islamist militants killed 71 soldiers in an attack on a remote military camp in Niger near the Mali border, an army spokesman said, in...
US hands over more military hardware to Niger
The United States has handed over a second tranche of military equipment to Niger, including 13 Mamba armoured personnel carriers (APCs).
The equipment was transferred...
United States begins ISR operations from new air base in Niger
The United States Air Force (USAF) has begun intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations from its newly constructed Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger.
US Africa...
Nigerien soldiers killed
Twelve soldiers in south-eastern Niger were killed and eight wounded in an overnight attack by gunmen likely belonging to Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram,...
Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
