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Niger museum is eclectic national ‘mirror’January 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM  Tags: Art, Music, Africa, Diversity, History, Zoo, Dinosaurs, Niger, Openaccess, Sahel, Nuclear Energy, Top Six, National museum of Niger 91 people like this. Like 100 people killed in attacks on Niger villages, says prime ministerJanuary 4, 2021 at 6:28 AM One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one of the deadliest days in recent memory for a country ravaged by Islamist violence.Tags: Cnn, Niger, Brigi Rafini 50 people like this. Like Death toll rises to 100 after attacks on Niger villagesJanuary 3, 2021 at 8:38 PM The government said suspected jihadists ambushed the two villages near Niger's border with Mali.Tags: News, Niger 36 people like this. Like Niger village attacks: Death toll rises to 100January 3, 2021 at 8:38 PM The government said suspected jihadists ambushed the two villages near Niger's border with Mali.Tags: News, Niger 14 people like this. Like At least 100 die in Niger attacks blamed on jihadistsJanuary 3, 2021 at 6:36 PM Attacks on two villages were launched just as first-round results were announced in presidential election“Terrorists” have killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist-plagued Tillaberi region, a local mayor has said.The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred on Saturday just as first-round presidential election results were announced. Continue reading...Tags: Islamic State, Africa, World news, Mali, Al-Qaida, Burkina Faso, Niger, Tillaberi, Tchoma Bangou, Zaroumadareye 20 people like this. Like Suspected militants stormed two villages in western Niger late Saturday, killing at least 56 civilians and wounding 20 others. The...January 3, 2021 at 3:08 AM Niger's government says gunmen have killed more than 70 people in a suspected terror attack near the border with Mali. The onslaught...Tags: Mali, Niger 12 people like this. Like Suspected Islamists kill dozens in attacks on two Niger villagesJanuary 3, 2021 at 12:03 AM The government said soldiers had been sent to protect the area, close to Niger's border with Mali.Tags: News, Niger 49 people like this. Like Suspected Islamists kill 'around 79 people' in Niger attacksJanuary 2, 2021 at 8:17 PM The government said soldiers had been sent to protect the area, close to Niger's border with Mali.Tags: News, Niger 39 people like this. Like Suspected Islamists kill 'at least 56 people' in Niger attacksJanuary 2, 2021 at 6:05 PM The government said soldiers had been sent to protect the area, close to Niger's border with Mali.Tags: News, Niger 23 people like this. Like At least 70 killed in suspected Islamist attacks in NigerJanuary 2, 2021 at 4:17 PM Villages near western border zone with Mali hit by simultaneous strikesAt least 70 civilians have been killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security sources have said.About 49 villagers were killed and 17 people wounded in the village of Tchombangou, said one of the security sources on Saturday, who requested anonymity. Continue reading...Tags: Islamic State, Africa, World news, Mali, Al-Qaida, Burkina Faso, Niger, Tchombangou 16 people like this. Like Turkey goes on charm offensive in West AfricaDecember 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM  Tags: Africa, Senegal, Turkey, Paris, West Africa, Mali, Omer Celik, Niger, Ankara, Openaccess, Emmanuel Macron, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mevlut Cavusoglu, MALI Senegal, Top Six, Salif Keita 99 people like this. Like Israeli soccer team whose notorious fans chant 'death to the Arabs' set to be bought by sheikh from Abu Dhabi for $100mDecember 5, 2020 at 6:03 AM Tags: Washington, Israel, Sports, International, Jerusalem, Trends, Bloomberg, Cnn, Soccer, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu Dhabi, Niger, Uae, Beitar Jerusalem 86 people like this. Like An Emerging Ministers of Justice MovementNovember 25, 2020 at 7:00 AM  Tags: London, Justice, Law, Senegal, Czech Republic, Canada, Ireland, Sierra Leone, Chile, Morocco, Italy, Paraguay, Portugal, International criminal court, Belgium, Argentina 79 people like this. Like Coronavirus live news: South Australia confirms three local cases, US hits daily world record againNovember 15, 2020 at 1:47 AM US records 177,000 new cases, according to Johns Hopkins University; zero new infections in Australian states of New South Wales and VictoriaPacked crowds and euphoric leaders: Australia revels in Covid-free daysCovid vaccine hopes must not make Britons complacent, warns adviserCovid vaccine rally fuels market optimism of a faster global recovery‘Failure is not an option’: Biden’s Covid taskforce ready to step upScientists warn of Christmas Covid surge if tier system returns 6.47am GMT Here ...Tags: Europe, Australia, Africa, US, UK News, World news, Australia news, US news, Asia Pacific, New South Wales, New Zealand, Associated Press, Biden, South Australia, Niger, Sahel 25 people like this. Like Trump praises military rescue of U.S. hostageOctober 31, 2020 at 3:06 PM  Tags: News, Navy, Niger, Trump, Philip Walton 123 people like this. Like Navy SEALs rescue American hostage Philipe Nathan in NigeriaOctober 31, 2020 at 1:33 PM An American citizen kidnapped in Niger last week has been rescued in neighboring Nigeria by U.S. special forces. “Last night, our...Tags: Navy, Nigeria, Niger, Philipe Nathan 47 people like this. Like US special operations forces rescue American citizen held hostage in NigeriaOctober 31, 2020 at 12:52 PM US special operations forces on Saturday rescued an American citizen taken hostage by armed men earlier this week in Niger and held in northern Nigeria, the Pentagon said.Tags: Nigeria, US, Cnn, Pentagon, Niger 50 people like this. Like US special forces rescue abducted American in Nigeria, officials sayOctober 31, 2020 at 11:07 AM Operation believed to have killed several captors of Philip Walton, 27, taken captive on Tuesday in NigerUS special forces rescued an American citizen in an operation on Saturday in northern Nigeria that is believed to have killed several of his captors, US officials said.Forces including navy Seals rescued Philip Walton, 27, who was abducted on Tuesday from his home in neighboring southern Niger, two US officials said on condition of anonymity, adding that no US troops were hurt. Continue readi...Tags: Navy Seals, Nigeria, Africa, US, World news, US news, US military, Niger, Philip Walton 26 people like this. Like Niger: American hostage rescued by US special forcesOctober 31, 2020 at 10:55 AM Philip Walton, an American citizen, was abducted from a village in Niger by armed men on Monday.Tags: News, US, Niger, Philip Walton 7 people like this. Like Navy Commandos Rescue American Kidnapped in NigerOctober 31, 2020 at 10:38 AM U.S. Special Operations forces conducted a predawn raid in neighboring Nigeria to free the American before he could be sold to terrorists.Tags: Nigeria, Niger, U S Special Operations, Navy Commandos Rescue American Kidnapped 28 people like this. Like US forces rescue American citizen held hostage in NigeriaOctober 31, 2020 at 10:09 AM US forces on Saturday rescued an American citizen taken hostage by armed men earlier this week in Niger and held in northern Nigeria, the Pentagon said.Tags: Nigeria, US, Cnn, Pentagon, Niger 24 people like this. Like SEAL Team Six Rescues American Hostage in NigeriaOctober 31, 2020 at 11:21 AM  Tags: News, Cbs News, Nigeria, Fox News, Pentagon, Niger, Trump, Walton, U S Department of State, Donald J Trump, U S Special Forces, Pompeo, Northern Nigeria, Mike Pompeo, Jonathan Hoffman, Philip Walton 107 people like this. Like U.S. citizen kidnapped in Niger rescued in military operationOctober 31, 2020 at 9:43 AM Philipe Nathan Walton was taken from his farm in southern Niger early Tuesday.Tags: Niger, Philipe Nathan Walton 9 people like this. Like African Apocalypse review – startling journey into Niger's heart of darknessOctober 30, 2020 at 3:00 AM British-Nigerian poet Femi Nylander uncovers the atrocities of a rogue French officer whose impact is still being felt todayMany real-life figures have been proposed as having inspired Heart of Darkness’s bloody outrider Kurtz, but this fascinating historical documentary-cum-personal journey finds a close match in the French army captain Paul Voulet. Or just “Paul”, as British-Nigerian activist and poet Femi Nylander accusingly names him as he follows the colonialist’s 1899 journey along what is...Tags: Europe, Books, Film, France, Africa, World news, Culture, Paris, Colonialism, Niger, PAUL, Lake Chad, Niger Nigeria, Kurtz, Nylander, Joseph Conrad 44 people like this. Like US citizen abducted in Niger, State Department saysOctober 27, 2020 at 1:17 PM A US citizen has been abducted in Niger, the US State Department confirmed in a statement Tuesday.Tags: US, Cnn, Niger, US State Department, Niger State Department 4 people like this. Like Sahel region is 'canary in the coalmine' on climate, says UN officialOctober 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mark Lowcoft criticises ‘totally inadequate’ effort to help Sahel countries adapt to global heatingAfrica’s Sahel region is at the centre of accelerating climate change and “a canary in the coalmine of our warming planet”, the United Nation’s top humanitarian official has said.Mark Lowcock, the UN’s undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, said the Sahel was facing tragedy after an “alarming deterioration” in recent years that had led to tens of millions of people being displaced, rising...Tags: Climate Change, Africa, Environment, World news, United Nations, Mali, Un, Burkina Faso, Niger, United Nation, Sahel, Mark Lowcock, Mark Lowcoft 11 people like this. Like Jihadists kill 14 soldiers in attack on Nigerian army baseOctober 17, 2020 at 3:47 PM Islamic State West Africa Province fighters fired machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, sources sayJihadists linked to the Islamic State group have killed 14 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on an army base, military sources have said.Two sources told Agence France-Presse on condition of anonymity that fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group had attacked the base in Jakana on Friday evening, firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Continue reading...Tags: Islamic State, Boko Haram, Nigeria, Africa, World news, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Agence France Presse, ISWAP, Islamic State West Africa Province, Jakana 38 people like this. Like Migrant evacuation flights resume from Libya, U.N. agency saysOctober 16, 2020 at 8:43 AM  Tags: News, United Nations, Libya, South Sudan, Niger, Eritrea Somalia Sudan, U N High Commission for Refugees UNHCR 62 people like this. Like The Latest: 'Bolder measures:' Africans seek help for virusSeptember 24, 2020 at 10:25 AM  Tags: News, United Nations, Niger 89 people like this. Like Chad halts lake's world heritage status request over oil explorationSeptember 24, 2020 at 5:14 AM Exclusive: African state says it has agreements with oil companies in Lake Chad areaChad has asked to suspend an application for world heritage site status for Lake Chad to explore oil and mining opportunities in the region, it can be revealed.In a letter leaked to the Guardian, Chad’s tourism and culture minister wrote to Unesco, the body which awards the world heritage designation, asking to “postpone the process of registering Lake Chad on the world heritage list”. Continue reading...Tags: Energy, Nigeria, Africa, Environment, Oil, World news, Unesco, Mining, Fossil Fuels, Oil Spills, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Lake Chad, Lake Chad areaChad, Guardian Chad 45 people like this. Like |
