President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of 67 soldiers in Inates, western region of Niger Republic, near the Mali border. Buhari, in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, notedexpressed shock and sadness over the “heinous and despicable attack by terrorists” that reportedly crossed over from neighbouring Mali. Buhari expressed
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Russia signs deal to supply Niger with 12 military helicopters
Russia and Niger signed a deal on Wednesday that will see Moscow supply Niamey with 12 Mi-35 attack helicopters a senior official at Russia’s federal military-technical cooperation service said. The deal was announced on the first day of the first ever Russia-Africa Summit, hosted by President Vladimir Putin and attended by
Insurgency: EU pledges €138M to support G5 Sahel Joint Force
The European Union is to give €138 million ($155 million) more to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force, including its police component, a joint E.U.-G5 Sahel statement said, a week after Niger’s president called for sustainable U.N. funding or an an international coalition to fight insurgency in the Sahel. Noting “renewed
Buhari departs for AU Summit in Niger Republic
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday for Niamey, Niger Republic to attend the African Union, AU, Summit, scheduled to hold on July 7. A statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, said the president would participate in the 12th
18 Nigerien soldiers killed in attack on military base
France-led Operation kills 18 Islamic State fighters in Niger
Eighteen Islamic State fighters were killed in a joint operation involving French and Niger troops near the border with Mali, Niger’s defense minister said in a Thursday statement. That comes days after France and Mali said 20 “terrorists” were killed on the Mali side of the border during the same operation,
Hard counter-terrorism lessons from the Sahel for West Africa’s coastal states
•The expansion of extremism shows the flaws in current strategies and the need to rethink regional responses. Lori-Anne Theroux-Benoni and Nadia Adam Violent extremist groups are no longer confined to the Sahelian states of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Chad. Their threat is spilling over into the northern regions of West
ISWAP: Army relocates 9,000 Sabon Gari residents to Damboa–IOM
Godsgift Onyedinefu Nigerian Army has relocated more than 9,000 people from Sabon Gari to Damboa in Borno state, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. There have been a number of insurgent attacks in the Sabon Gari area in recent weeks, and a military convoy transporting civilians to Damboa was
What doesn’t break Boko Haram in Niger makes it stronger
•The terror group’s differences over leadership style, war strategy and ideology seem to have increased its resilience. Fonteh Akum, Illiassou Abdoulaye Alio and Habibou Souley Bako Since the beginning of 2019, there’s been a growing number of attacks in Niger’s Diffa region, largely claimed by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction
Five soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Five Nigerian soldiers have been killed and a number are missing after an ambush by Boko Haram’s Islamic State-backed faction, security sources said Sunday. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province on Friday opened fire on a column of civilian vehicles under military escort in the northeastern Borno State, according to