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French drone strikes have killed 40 extremists earlier this week who were traveling on motorcycles near Niger's border with Burkina Faso, France's military announced. In a statement, the French military called the strikes a “new tactical…

Niger is pressing ahead with an initiative to talk to jihadists whose attacks have shaken the country’s southwest, amid fears that a new wave of bloodshed lies ahead. President Mohamed Bazoum first reached out to the jihadists “three…

Niger state government in North Central Nigeria, is  set to plan a coordinated and simultaneous attack on the terrorists by security agents in the recently attacked  Shiroro communities in Niger state. The state  Governor, Abubakar Sani…

A month after the clashes against a French convoy of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has called on France to open an investigation into the clashes that took place in November on the route of the military…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said it will provide mental health, psychosocial support and counseling services to students of Salihu Tanko Islamiya School, Tegina in Niger state, who were freed from captivity and their…

Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore has taken over the role of Defence Minister in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at stopping a wave of jihadist attacks that has plagued the West African country in recent years, according to a presidential…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will take action against those behind the “illegal inauguration” of the party local government chairmen in Niger state. The NWC gave the warning in a…

The 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Mahamadou Issoufou, president of Niger. He is the sixth recipient of the Ibrahim Prize, which recognises and celebrates excellence in African leadership.…

Protests has erupted in Niger with tyres set alight and reported clashes with police after the country's monumental election result named ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum the winner. Bazoum, a 61-year-old former interior minister,…

The Governor of Niger State in North central Nigeria, Abubakar Sani Bello has assured party members that the ongoing party revalidation and registration exercise is not meant to favour or work against any member of the party. The…