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 new incursion of alleged Boko Haram fighters in the Ngalewa village, located at 6 km northeast of Kablewa, in the Diffa region, caused several deaths yesterday night. During the attack, the attackers abducted women and children.
"They (the attackers,...
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 group of migrants abandoned by smugglers was found on Sunday June 25, in the Nigerian desert.
According to medical sources contacted by Sahelien.com, 23 migrants are currently under observation at the integrated care center of Séguedine.
According to these survivors...
A heavy rain of more than 130 mm fell on the city of Niamey on Tuesday evening. There are 9 dead and several missing.
Many neighborhoods such as Bobiel, Koiratégui or the Djémagué market have recorded several huge losses.
The premises...
In Dirkou, two groups of migrants were found abandoned on Tuesday morning by smugglers fleeing the controls of the security forces of Niger.
There are a total of 92 people. There are 77 Nigerians, 9 Ghanaians, 3 Burkinabe, 2 Senegalese...
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...
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...
It was in a statement that Niger said it’s recalling its ambassador based in Doha, Qatar. In so doing, the Nigerien authorities align themselves with the position of the neighboring countries in Qatar which have decided to suspend their...
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...