Niger News » Niamey News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger: Latest Niamey Airport Attack Tests Niger Junta As Terror Groups 'Adapt'
Niamey airport was attacked for the second time this year on 18 June, with 13 people killed, in an assault that illustrated how jihadist groups are changing their methods to test Niger's security ...
News Niger » Niamey » History: Coup d’état in Niger: Is Niamey-Cotonou corridor a lost cause?
A major player in American economic diplomacy on the continent, the American agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has announced that it is suspending its funding to Niger, including funds for ...
News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger: Islamic State claims Niamey airport attack
The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack on Diori Hamani airport and Military Base 101 in Niamey, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which specialises in monitoring ...
News Niger » Niamey » History: Gunmen attack Niger airport, killing 11 soldiers and 2 civilians, officials say
DAKAR, Senegal — Gunmen attacked the main airport in Niger's capital early Thursday, killing 11 soldiers and two civilians in an exchange of fire that also left 22 of the attackers dead, authorities ...
News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger: The Attack On Niamey Airport
On June 18, 2026, the airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, once again became the target of a terrorist attack. Gunfire began around 6 a.m. and lasted for several hours. Considering that this is ...
News Niger » Niamey » History: Niamey airport attack foiled as Niger forces kill 22 gunmen
Gunmen attacked the main airport in Niger's capital Niamey early Thursday, killing 11 soldiers and two civilians, while 22 attackers were also killed in an exchange of fire, authorities said. Niger's ...
News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger's leader detained by his guards in "fit of temper," president's office says
An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the fragile nation of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, triggering a standoff with the army, sources said.
News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power
Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential military intervention, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running the ...