An attack in the night from yesterday to today, in Abala Filingué (Tillaberi region), has caused several deaths in the ranks of the Nigerien army.
« The fighting lasted until late at night, the population is terrified », said a local official...
By Omar Hama Saley
On Saturday, January 2, 2021, armed men attacked the villages of Tchiombangou, 22 kilometers from the commune of Mangaïzé, and Zaroumdarey, 38 kilometers from the Malian border.
At least 100 civilians were killed in the attack on...
They are eighty migrants of various nationalities to be saved in extremis of death by the security forces. They were rescued at the Ashougour well.
According to security sources contacted by Sahelien.com, these migrants have suffered terrible tortures from their...
A vehicle from Libya carrying nine passengers, all Nigerians, has been lost sight of for several days. It was found, Thursday, July 20, west of Séguédine immobilized by a breakdown.
Seven people lost their lives before the rescue workers arrived....
American humanitarian Jeff Woodke was abducted a year ago in Abalak, Tahoua region, by a group of armed men. Jeff Woodke has been working in Niger for 30 years. As director of the NGO JEMED, he was responsible for...
Today Els Woodke released a new video message directed to the kidnappers of her husband. Jeff Woodke was kidnapped from his residence in Abalak, Niger on October 14, 2016. Jeff had worked with those in greatest need in Niger...
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...
Since February 2015, violence linked to the Boko Haram terrorist group has resulted in numerous casualties and displacement of thousands of people in the Diffa region of south-eastern Niger. More than 240,000 people have fled the violence, according to...
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...
Since last April, six hundred migrants have been rescued in the desert, but another 52 have died, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Three months ago, the UN agency launched a new relief and assistance project for migrants...