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NIAMEY, Niger — At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said.
News Niger » Agadez Region » Life: At least 49 people die of thirst after truck breakdown in Niger desert
Nigerien authorities say at least 49 people died of thirst in an isolated Sahara desert district in northern Niger after their truck broke down, leaving them stranded for days.
News Niger » Agadez Region » Life: An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger's Agadez city, authorities say
NIAMEY, Niger — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Life: 49 die of thirst after truck breaks down in Sahara in northern Niger
Forty-nine people died of thirst in the Sahara in northern Niger after their lorry broke down, the regional government of Agadez said on Friday. The travellers had been returning from neighbouring ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Life: People smugglers enriched in Niger’s Agadez after junta dumps EU migration deal
One morning in late 2023, in an informal settlement in Niger's Agadez city, 49-year-old Bilal – a “passeur”, or smuggler who arranges migrants’ journeys to Europe – pocketed CFA200,000 ($350) from a ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Life: Pentagon completes pullout from Niger, 5 years after building a $110 million drone base
The last U.S. troops have left a drone base in Niger, all but capping the American military presence in the west African country once considered the centerpiece of Washington’s security strategy in ...
News Niger » Agadez Region » Life: An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez city, authorities say
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian foreign ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known ...