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The 29 August mutiny has put Abdourahamane Tiani’s counterterrorism strategy under renewed scrutiny, as jihadist violence continues to ravage western Niger’s Tillabéri region. Our maps chart the ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Suspected jihadist attack kills 31 civilians in Niger
An armed attack has killed at least 31 civilians in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a region rife with jihadist groups, local sources said Tuesday. The assailants struck ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Inmates escape from one of Niger's most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
NIAMEY, Niger — Nigerien authorities enforced a curfew Friday as they searched for inmates who escaped from one of the country's most fortified prisons in the Tillaberi region after it was breached ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Islamic State Group Escalates Attacks on Niger Civilians, Rights Group Says
Islamic State Group Escalates Attacks on Niger Civilians, Rights Group Says DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Gunfire in Niamey: What does it signal for Niger?
What is being tested in Niger today is precisely the durability of institutions rather than individuals. What the Sahel has taught over the past three years is that governments that come to power by ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Mobile clinics save lives among Niger's intensifying humanitarian crisis
Niger is still suffering from the aftermath of the 2023 coup, which exacerbated its humanitarian crisis and fueled further instability. Since September 2023, more than 130,000 people have been ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: An ambush in a flashpoint region killed at least 14 Nigerien soldiers, authorities say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ambush by armed men in a flashpoint region in military-run Niger last week killed at least 14 soldiers, the country's defense ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Islamic extremist attack in western Niger kills nearly a dozen soldiers amidst worsening security landscape
A violent assault, masterminded by Islamic extremists in western Niger, resulted in the tragic loss of at least twelve soldiers, with seven more sustaining injuries, as verified by the nation's ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Water, Hope, and New Beginnings: Women Rebuilding Lives in Niger's Tillabéri Region
The World Bank financed, Community-Based Sahel Recovery and Stabilization Project (PCRSS), aims to improve the lives of conflict-affected displaced populations and host communities across Burkina Faso ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Events: Libyan commander Haftar helped secure release of US hostage in Sahel
Reuters reported last year that Rideout was seized by three unidentified men on his way to the airport in Niamey and taken to the western Tillaberi region of Niger. A deal to free an American hostage ...