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News Niger » Niamey » History: American missionary kidnapped from home in Niger's capital by armed men, sources tell CBS News

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Published on: Wednesday 22 October 2025

Johannesburg — Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger told CBS News on Wednesday that an American national was kidnapped from his home in the capital Niamey on Tuesday night.

News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger: Latest Niamey Airport Attack Tests Niger Junta As Terror Groups 'Adapt'

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202606250017.html
Published on: Wednesday 24 June 2026

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: Niger: Islamic State claims Niamey airport attack

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/407368/niger-islamic-state-claims-niamey-airport-attack/
Published on: Friday 30 January 2026

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: Niamey airport attack foiled as Niger forces kill 22 gunmen

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Published on: Thursday 18 June 2026

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: Coup d’état in Niger: Is Niamey-Cotonou corridor a lost cause?

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/320681/coup-detat-in-niger-is-niamey-cotonou-corridor-a-lost-cause/
Published on: Tuesday 12 September 2023

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: Gunmen attack Niger airport, killing 11 soldiers and 2 civilians, officials say

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/gunmen-attack-airport-nigers-capital-102750580.html
Published on: Wednesday 17 June 2026

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 said. Niger’s ...

News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger: The Attack On Niamey Airport

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202606230424.html
Published on: Monday 22 June 2026

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: Niger's leader detained by his guards in "fit of temper," president's office says

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/niger-president-mohamed-bazoum-coup-attempt-detained-guards-army-niamey/
Published on: Wednesday 26 July 2023

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: Adjaye Associates Reveals Conceptual Design for the Martyrs Memorial in Niamey, Niger

News channel or source: https://www.archdaily.com/949849/adjaye-associates-reveals-conceptual-design-for-the-martyrs-memorial-in-niamey-niger
Published on: Sunday 18 October 2020

Integrated within the local Sahelian climate, the project puts in place a flexible, multi-use ground-level civic space providing a respite from the Niger heat, where both religious and city-organized ...

News Niger » Niamey » History: Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/africa/niger-coup-deadline-intl/
Published on: Sunday 06 August 2023

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 ...