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March 20, 2023 at 7:11 am

US aid worker and French journalist freed in West Africa VIEW

Authorities say an American aid worker and a French journalist held for years by Islamic extremists have been freed in West Africa.

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August 25, 2021 at 12:49 pm

Boko Haram militants kill 16 soldiers in Niger attack

Niger's defense ministry says hundreds of Islamic militants attacked a military outpost overnight in southeastern Niger, killing 16 soldiers and wounding at least nine others

April 2, 2021 at 3:42 am

Niger inaugurates president in 1st democratic power transfer

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger is swearing in its new president Friday in the West African nation’s first democratic transfer of power. Newly elected President...

March 31, 2021 at 7:28 am

Niger government confirms military coup attempt thwarted

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the West African country's presidential palace overnight just two days before the...

March 22, 2021 at 1:51 pm

Niger govt confirms 137 dead in village attacks near Mali

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen aboard motorcycles have attacked a series of villages near Niger's troubled border with Mali, leaving at least 137 people dead...

March 16, 2021 at 1:10 pm

Gunmen kill at least 58 in attack on Niger market sellers

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of civilians returning from market day in a volatile corner of Niger, leaving at least...

February 21, 2021 at 1:39 am

Violent attack as Niger’s voters select a new president

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Deadly violence struck Niger's presidential elections Sunday when seven members of the National Electoral Commission were killed when their car hit...

December 27, 2020 at 9:24 am

Niger votes in presidential, legislative elections

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger voted Sunday in presidential and legislative elections that could see the West African country's first democratic transition of power since...

December 14, 2020 at 12:42 pm

At least 28 people killed in extremist attack in Niger

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An attack by the jihadi group Boko Haram in a village in Niger’s southeast killed at least 28 people, Niger’s government...

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October 8, 2020 at 11:11 pm

World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight VIEW

The United Nations' World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship...