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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: 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 ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: Gunmen kill 31 villagers in western Niger, student groups and a resident say
NIAMEY, Niger — Gunmen attacked a village in western Niger over the weekend, leaving at least 31 people dead, student organizations and a resident said Tuesday. The attack took place Sunday in the ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: Al Qaeda-linked militants kill at least 10 soldiers in Niger, sources say
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Militants from the al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) killed at least 10 soldiers in an attack in western Niger, security sources said on Thursday. The ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: UNHCR working in Niger to contain cholera epidemic in refugee camps
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 21 May 2013 A cholera epidemic ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Government: A stitch in time: empowerment and self-reliance in Ouallam, Niger
The rhythmic whirring and click-clack of several machines stitching away is audible a few feet from a wooden shack in the middle of a refugee settlement in Ouallam, the chief town of Ouallam ...