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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
General Thomas D. Waldhauser, head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited last Tuesday, the Agadez air base which will be used for the deployment of drones, in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel.
He met with US troops,...
By Omar Hama Saley
Niger heads to the polls this Sunday, December 27, to elect a new president after outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou completed his two terms.
The campaign unfolded in a tense political climate, with opposition leaders arguing that Issoufou’s...
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 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...
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...