Tag: Niger
Convoy of Barkhane blocked in Niger: the causes of the death of 3 protesters unknown
The investigations carried out by Niger and France did not make it possible to determine the circumstances of the death of three demonstrators during clashes, at the end of November…
Bundestag extends mandates: Bundeswehr deployment in Mali and Niger continues
Bundestag extends mandates Bundeswehr deployment in Mali and Niger continues 05/20/2022, 12:41 p.m The deployment of the Bundeswehr in Mali is controversial – especially after the withdrawal of the French.…
Sahel: Niger calls on France and Europe to “take more risks” in their operations
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum calls on French and European leaders to “take more risks and not be haunted by lossesto ensure the success of their military operations in the Sahel,…
In Niger, the UN Secretary General meets “martyred populations”
Antonio Guterres met on Tuesday with displaced persons and refugees from Ouallam, Niger, fleeing jihadist violence. He calls for increased international aid to the country. In Niger, one of the…
Niger debates the redeployment of European special forces
(Corrects the name of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum) NIAMEY, April 22 (Reuters) – Niger’s parliament debated on Friday a bill authorizing the redeployment on its territory of European special forces…
Niger authorizes the redeployment of European special forces
Published on 04/22/2022 at 7:42 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters NIAMEY (Reuters)…
The delicate redeployment of the French army in Niger
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Terrorism Niger: 21 dead in the attack on a bus and a truck
At least 21 people, including two police officers, were killed on Wednesday in an attack by suspected jihadists on a bus and a truck in the Tillabéri region in southwestern…
Operation Barkhane: Florence Parly in Niger to discuss the French system in the Sahel
Florence Parly, who left for Niamey on Wednesday and Thursday, will assure the Nigerien authorities of “France’s infallible support in the face of the jihadist peril”, said the Ministry of…
Parly travels to Niger to discuss the evolution of Barkhane
PARIS (Reuters) – The French Minister of Armies, Florence Parly, will be in Niger on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the modalities of the evolution of the device of Operation…
Niger: several dead during an attack on a border post with Burkina
Several people were killed and others injured in the attack by suspected jihadists of a border post between Niger and Burkina Faso, around 100 kilometers southwest of Niamey, AFP learned…
Niger: Barkhane killed one of the murderers of French aid workers in 2020
Posted on 12/21/2021 at 10:57 a.m. (Details) PARIS, December 21 (Reuters) – An executive from the Islamic State in the Grand Sahara (EIGS) group, responsible for the assassination of six…