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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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Escalating violence uproots farmers and herders in Niger
TILLABERI, Niger - When militants attacked his village in west Niger, Al-Bashir Gamo Gamo’s peaceful life spent tending to his livestock was over. “They kidnapped five people from my village who were ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Social: Military strike that killed 17 Niger civilians may be war crime, investigation finds
A military drone strike in western Niger killed at least 17 civilians, including four children, and injured at least 13 others when it hit a crowded market on January 6, according to an investigation ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Social: An ambush in a flashpoint region killed at least 14 Nigerien soldiers, authorities say
An ambush by armed men in a flashpoint region in military-run Niger last week killed at least 14 soldiers, the country’s defense minister said in a statement, the latest in escalating militant attacks ...