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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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Niger’s junta marks three years amid rising violence and lost freedoms
Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: 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 » Security: Gunmen fire on Niger baptism ceremony, kill 22 villagers
Gunmen kill 22 at a baptism in Niger's Tillaberi region amid rising jihadist violence near the Mali and Burkina Faso borders.
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: At least 20 soldiers, one civilian killed in western Niger
At least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed in an attack by armed groups in western Niger, the Ministry of Defence has said. The ministry announced three days of national mourning starting on ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Security: 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 ...