A Nigerien army patrol opened fire on a vehicle carrying migrants who left Agadez for Libya via Dirkou, Sahelien.com learned, yesterday from a local source. One migrant was killed and three others injured.
According to the same source, the driver...
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....
A Nigerien army post west of Tassara in the Tahoua region was targeted by a terrorist attack on Wednesday July 5.
The attackers who came in large numbers, attacked from 5 am but faced a fierce counterattack from agents of...
A deadly clash opposed breeders and farmers on Monday, November 20, in the locality of Débi (Tessaoua) in the Maradi region.
«We have a death toll of three, including the village chief and two others who have not yet been...
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...
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....
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...
A clash between a group of drug traffickers and the army has killed one of the drug traffickers yesterday, Friday, April 28, east of Agadez. A conveyor vehicle was also destroyed.
According to the correspondent of Sahelien.com, the fighting took...
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...
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...