Forty-four migrants died in the Nigerian desert as they attempted to travel to Libya. Three babies, two minor children and seventeen women are among the victims, according to the Sahelien.com correspondent in Agadez.
They died of thirst after the breakdown...
Appearing before court for the first time after 15 days of detention, Nigerian opposition leader Ali Amadou Djibo known as "Max" defended himself by rejecting all the allegations made against him during his hearing with the judicial police of...
Two policemen and one civilian were killed in an attack on a police station near Tera on Saturday, May 27 at about 10:30 pm, the interior ministry said in a statement. Three policemen were injured and four vehicles damaged.
The...
Of the 13.000 migrants registered in last March, at the population flow follow-up points managed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Arlit and Séguédine (Agadez region), 4 781 migrants left Niger for Algeria or Libya while 8416...
The Ayorou gendarmerie station, north of the Tillaberi region, was attacked on Thursday May 11, around 5:15 pm (local time).
After some exchanges of fire, the assailants had the upper hand over the gendarmes on duty. Thus « five vehicles...
A meeting was held Monday night between the Agadez authorities in the north of Niger and the collective of former migrant smugglers. During this meeting initiated by the former actors of migration, it was about recalling all the promises...
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 the cessation of migrant trafficking to Libya following the tightening of the law against migrant smuggling, many young smugglers have converted to transporting cars from Libya to Agadez.
Parks selling these brand new vehicles are legion in Agadez. According...
Launched in 2001 as a tourism appeal product, the Aïr festival took place this year in Iferouane, a town located in the extreme north of Niger.
Placed under the authority of Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, this year's edition is an...
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...