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NIAMEY, Niger, November 1 (UNHCR) - At the beginning of this year, Omar was studying to become a French teacher in Timbuktu. Today, he is a refugee in neighbouring Niger and working as a tailor to ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: A year has passed since Niger's dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to make a dramatic announcement of a coup, they said they deposed the West African nation's ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: Explosions and heavy gunfire heard overnight near Niger's main airport in the capital
NIAMEY, Niger — There were loud explosions and heavy gunfire overnight into Thursday morning near the main airport in Niger’s capital of Niamey, residents said. Videos that appear to be from the scene ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: Niger military ruler accuses France, Benin, Ivory Coast of sponsoring airport attack
A satellite image shows Diori Hamani International Airport and military bases after gunfire and explosions, in Niamey, Niger, January 29, 2026. ©2026 Vantor/Handout via REUTERS NIAMEY, Jan 29 (Reuters ...
News Niger » Niamey » Life: American missionary kidnapped from home in Niger's capital by armed men, sources tell CBS News
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 » Life: Night of chaos in Niamey as heavy gunfire erupts at Niger’s international airport
Heavy gunfire and loud explosions were heard throughout Wednesday night near the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, before a tentative calm returned on Thursday ...