Ten million children in Africa’s central Sahel face ‘extreme jeopardy’: UN
Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help…
3 years ago
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75 dead in worsening Niger floods
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) - Powerful rains that have swept the arid state of Niger since June have left 75 dead…
4 years ago
Niger tries artificial rainmaking to ease drought
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) - Niger has deployed rainmaking planes in a bid to alleviate a drought that has sparked fears…
4 years ago
65 killed, 330,000 left homeless in Niger floods
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Three months of pounding rain in Niger has left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330,000,…
6 years ago
Several districts of Niger capital flooded
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — Several districts of Niger's capital Niamey were submerged in floodwaters on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused…
6 years ago
33 dead in Niger floods
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast(AFP) -- Thirty-three people in Niger have died and more than 80,000 have been affected by floods caused…
6 years ago
French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen in Niger
by Boureima Hama Agence France-Presse KOURE, Niger (AFP) — Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French…
6 years ago
France, Sahel nations vow to step up anti-jihadist fight
PAU, France (AFP) - Laurence Benhamou and Marie Wolfrom France and its five partner nations in the Sahel region…
6 years ago
Three soldiers, 14 attackers dead in Niger camp assault
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Three soldiers and 14 attackers died in an assault earlier this week on an army camp…
7 years ago
Toll from Niger tanker truck blast rises to 60: authorities
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- The death toll from a tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's capital,…
7 years ago
Eight dead as gunmen storm French drilling camp in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Seven local employees of a French drilling firm and a government official were killed in southeast…
8 years ago
Pentagon looks at stepped-up Africa role to counter IS
by Sylvie Lanteaume Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States is considering a stepped-up military presence in Africa to…
9 years ago
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