Niger News » Niamey News Niger » Niamey » People: Rising flood death toll in Niger reaches 339, over 1 million displaced
The sharp increase from the death toll reported last month, which was at least 273 people, highlights the ongoing severity of extreme weather in the Sahel nation.
News Niger » Niamey » People: An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and a half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday.
News Niger » Niamey » People: Niger military accuses France of orchestrating failed mutiny: What to know
French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
News Niger » Niamey » People: Niger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for more than 25 million people
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Neighboring nations are levying economic sanctions over a coup last week that toppled one of the West’s last democratic partners against West African extremists, and families in ...
News Niger » Niamey » People: Inside the 24-hour mutiny that threatened Niger’s ruling junta and how Russian forces intervened
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s capital of Niamey on Sunday appeared calm with normalcy restored after a day of unrest as aggrieved soldiers staged a mutiny that threatened the ruling military junta ...
News Niger » Niamey » People: Niger lawyer jailed over social media post about army
A court in military-ruled Niger on Tuesday jailed a lawyer for two years for writing on social media that the army was divided into two factions, one of his lawyers told AFP. The west African country ...
News Niger » Niamey » People: 12 killed in attack on buses in northern Niger
NIAMEY, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people, including a soldier, were killed and around 10 others injured in an armed attack on two passenger buses along the Arlit-Agadez road in northern Niger on ...
News Niger » Niamey » People: Niger will face sanctions as democracy falls apart, adding to woes for more than 25 million people
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Neighboring nations are ...