Tag: Niger
Gunmen kill 15 soldiers in attack in southwest Niger
Unidentified gunmen killed 15 soldiers and wounded four more on Tuesday in an attack on an army post in southwest Niger, the ministry of...
Attackers kill 16 soldiers in southwest Niger
Unidentified gunmen have killed 16 soldiers and wounded six others in an ambush in southwest Niger, two security sources said on Sunday.
The attack on...
ISS: Security crisis in Lake Chad Basin erodes women’s livelihoods
Traders in Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon aren’t asking for water but protection and access to credit.
The Boko Haram crisis in the Lake Chad...
ISS: Women at the heart of Boko Haram and katiba Macina
Whether voluntary or forced, women play a central role in the operations of violent extremist groups.
Women play complex and nuanced roles in violent extremism...
Mambas join G5 Sahel efforts in Niger
Sixteen Mamba armoured personnel carriers (APCs) have joined the G5 Sahel Joint Force in northern Niger as part of efforts to combat terrorism, transnational...
First-ever West Africa Joint Operations exercise a good step towards prosecuting...
The US Bureau of Diplomatic Security held the first-ever West Africa Joint Operations regional exercise on 29 March 2021.
The exercise was aimed at connecting...
Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger
Chad’s government said on Saturday that soldiers accused of at least three rapes in Niger, including that of an 11-year-old girl, have been arrested...
Niger says it foils coup attempt days before presidential transition
A military unit tried to seize the presidential palace in Niger’s capital Niamey overnight in an attempted coup but order has been restored, the...
Attack on Niger presidency repelled ahead of handover
A military unit tried to seize the presidential palace in Niger’s capital Niamey overnight but it was pushed back by heavy gunfire and order...
At least ten killed in southern Niger attacks: security source
At least ten people were killed on Wednesday in attacks on two villages in the Tillaberi region of southwest Niger, a senior security source...
COMPANY NEWS
Joint Standing Committee on Defence shows short memory span
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) publicly acknowledged the “exceptional leadership” of outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke last...
