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Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram fighters on Niger’s border with Nigeria, Niger’s defence ministry said on Saturday, one...
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“Take us away from this hell,” said Boussam, a mother of seven cradling skeletal goats in Niger’s Assaga camp, where thousands of desperate refugees...
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Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou, reelected for a second term during controversial weekend elections, on Wednesday proposed forming a national unity government with the opposition...
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Voters in Niger cast ballots in the country’s first-ever presidential run-off Sunday, with incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou on track for a second term as the...
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With the main challenger airlifted from jail to a Paris hospital and an opposition boycott, President Mahamadou Issoufou seems certain to win re-election on...
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Two separate Islamist attacks killed three policemen and a soldier in Niger, an official said, just days before the impoverished west African nation votes...
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Niamey’s dusty racing track is a far cry from the nation’s equine glory days when horses bred in the country enjoyed international fame. But...
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Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou took a solid lead Friday in the uranium-rich nation’s presidential election but will face an unprecedented run-off against jailed opposition...
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Increasingly targeted by jihadist fighters roaming its remote northern desert, and Nigeria’s feared Boko Haram insurgents on its southern flank, Niger fears the emergence...
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Voters in Niger went to the polls Sunday in a presidential election in which the incumbent has promised a “knockout” blow to the opposition,...