Niger News
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African Union suspends Niger over military coup
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess...
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Niger rejects Western African ultimatum
Niger was waiting on Monday for a response from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders ignored a deadline...
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Italy organises flight to repatriate nationals from Niger
Italy's foreign minister on Tuesday said the government would arrange a special flight to repatriate nationals from Niamey, the capital...
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15 soldiers killed, six missing in Niger attack: ministry
Fifteen soldiers have been killed and six more are missing after a "terrorist" attack in southwest Niger, near the border...
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20 children killed in Niger school fire
Some 20 children died Tuesday after several classrooms caught fire at a school in Niger’s capital Niamey, the fire service...
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French citizens among eight killed by gunmen in Niger
Eight people, including staff members of a French help group, were killed Sunday by gunmen riding motorcycles in an area...
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Niger military operation kills 120 'terrorists'
A joint operation by Nigerien and French troops in southwest Niger killed 120 "terrorists" and seized bomb-making equipment and vehicles,...
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At least 20 killed in Niger aid stampede
At least 20 people, many of them women and children, have been killed in a stampede in south-eastern Niger, reports...