Niger News News Niger » Security: Algeria-Niger ‘security pact’: What’s behind Algiers’ military push into the Sahel?
Algiers and Niamey deepen military cooperation as army chief Saïd Chengriha and defence minister Salifou Mody sign an agreement aimed at strengthening security ties amid regional threats.
News Niger » Security: American missionary abducted in Niger as security worsens, sources say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger's capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local ...
News Niger » Security: More Than 50 Members of Niger's Security Forces Killed in Attacks, Sources Say
More than 50 members of Niger's security forces have been killed in two attacks in the west of the landlocked Sahel nation, where jihadists including members of the regional Islamic State ...
News Niger » Security: Gunfire, blasts in Niamey as soldiers mutiny in Niger’s capital
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Niger's Presidential Palace in Niamey [File: AFP] A group of soldiers in Niger has rebelled against officers at a key military ...
News Niger » Security: Algeria Deploys Military To Bolster Sahel Security
Algeria’s decision in August to deploy elements of its military to support Niger’s ruling junta was more than simply a policy shift: It showed that one of ...
News Niger » Security: Mass abduction: Security forces storm Niger for rescue
Security forces, including the military, police and Department of State Services, have moved into Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State to rescue hundreds of residents reportedly abducted by ...
News Niger » Security: Niger's security forces battle mutinous soldiers in capital
Niamey (Niger), Aug 29 (AP) A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny and threat to ...
News Niger » Security: Niger has cut military ties with the US: Why this could be bad for the Sahel's security
Niger—a landlocked country of 25 million people in one of the most unstable parts of the world—recently announced it was suspending military cooperation with the United States. For over a decade, ...
News Niger » Security: Niger Ends Security, Defense Partnerships with EU
Niger's junta on Monday scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight the violence in Africa's Sahel region as the country's army ...
News Niger » Security: Niger's junta to lead joint security effort against extremist violence
A joint security force announced by the ruling juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso aims to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region. The effectiveness of the joint force is doubted by analysts ...
News Niger » Security: Niger coup: Will the West change its security approach to the Sahel?
Until the recent military takeover in July 2023, Niger had played a key role in the security architecture of the West, particularly the United States and France, in the Sahel region. Niger hosts US ...
News Niger » Security: American missionary abducted in Niger as security worsens, sources say
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media. The unidentified man was kidnapped overnight Tuesday into ...