Several policemen (about ten) were missing for two days between Assamaka and Arlit in northern Niger. They were on their way to make a shift.
According to a security source, after the search operations, eight officers were rescued but three...
It emerges from the Council of Ministers last Thursday that the mandates of municipal and regional elected representatives are extended by six months from August 17.
This measure does not apply to the five municipal councils of Niamey which are...
In a press release issued on Wednesday August 16, the political opposition gathered under the denomination of the Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Defense of the Republic (FRDDR) came openly after the President of the Republic Issoufou...
In Niger, the local flooding of the river began in mid-August and manifested itself in rapidly rising water levels in Niamey.
According to the Niger Basin Authority (ABN), the climbs have accelerated in recent days to reach the yellow alert...
Armed individuals aboard an ash-colored 4 × 4 vehicle opened fire on Saturday September 23 at around 3 pm on the positions of the Niger security forces stationed in Assamaka.
The attack resulted in three deaths among the security forces....
In Niger, floods following the torrential rains recorded since June and the flooding of the river affected about 194,000 people and caused 54 casualties on September 13. This report of the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management is...
According to security sources reached by sahelien.com, a strong column of the Nigerien and American army fell into an ambush carried by terrorists from Mali.
The attack took place not far from the village of Tongo Tongo, 80 km from...
A group of 67 migrants, all foreign nationals, was located and rescued on July 5, 40 km from Séguédine. They too have been abandoned by their smugglers without provisions for food and water.
One of them died and the others...
On October 4, Nigerien and American soldiers were ambushed near the village of Tongo Tongo, located 80 km from Ouallam (Tillabéry region). Nearly a month later, this attack that killed eight people, including four Americans, has not been claimed....
After the deadly attack against the Nigerien and American armed forces in Tongo Tongo on October 4, Sahelien.com met with a Tongo Tongo resident in the neighboring town of Ouallam. He was in Tongo Tongo at the time of...