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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 » 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: 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 » Social: 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 » 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 ...
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Social: 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 » 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: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Explosions target military vehicles in Niger’s Tillabéri region
The Tillabéri region of Niger witnessed a series of explosions on December 22, 2024, targeting military vehicles, according to a statement claimed by the Islam and Muslims Support Group, JNIM-AQMI.
News Niger » Tillaberi Region » Social: US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivity
American missionary Kevin Rideout has been released after more than nine months in captivity in Niger, but details of how he was freed remain unclear.
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 ...