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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 » Government: Nearly 1,300 killed in Niger’s Tillabéri as jihadist attacks surge
In less than a decade, the Tillabéri region in western Niger has become the bloody frontline of a conflict between Niger and its neighbours against jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: 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 » Government: Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: IRC and European Union renew their partnership to support crisis-affected communities in Niger's Tillabéri region
Niamey, Niger, 6 July 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the European Union are renewing their partnership in Niger's Tillabéri region, after the first phase of the project delivered ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: 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 » Government: Niger says 15 soldiers killed by armed militants
NIAMEY, July 23 (Reuters) - Fifteen Nigerien soldiers have been killed and another 16 injured while battling armed militants, Niger's defence ministry said in a statement read out on state television ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: Rights group warns of increasing violence from extremist group in Niger
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that the armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) is escalating attacks on civilians, reporting that since March the group has illegally ...