Niger News » Niamey News Niger » Niamey » Places: 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 ...
News Niger » Niamey » Places: 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 » Places: 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 » Places: 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 » Places: 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 » Places: 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 » Places: Adjaye Associates Reveals Conceptual Design for the Martyrs Memorial in Niamey, Niger
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 » Places: Adieu Paris As Niger Nixes Colonial French Place Names
Niger bid goodbye to the Avenue Charles de Gaulle on Tuesday as its ruling junta renamed several historic sites in the capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France.