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FRENCH PRESIDENT CELEBRATES 'CHRISTMAS' WITH TROOPS IN NIGER


Niger is at the forefront of migratory routes in the Sahel, particularly in the region of Agadez in the north... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 34

FRANCE'S GRIVEAUX SAYS AFRICANS TO TAKE LEAD ON LIBYA MIGRANTS


African countries have to take the lead on rescuing migrants trapped in camps in Libya, French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 107

US SPECIAL FORCES 'FOUGHT NIGER AMBUSH ALONE AFTER LOCAL TROOPS FLED'


The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 7055

DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA


Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 777

US AFRICA COMMAND CONDUCTS AIR STRIKES IN SOMALIA


Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 2078

CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE, TERRORISM AND NIGER


Niger highlights a much larger problem -- just how foolish, how flat-out dumb President Donald Trump is behaving... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 138

AMID NIGER AMBUSH CHAOS, THE WHITE HOUSE FIRST THOUGHT SEVERAL AMERICANS WERE MISSING


I personally think the American and Nigerien force was just overwhelmed, the administration official said... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 229

PENTAGON DEPLOYED ELITE COMMANDOS TO NIGER FEARING THAT MILITANTS WERE HUNTING MISSING SOLDIER, OFFICIALS SAY


Johnson, 25, worked as a mechanic and was attached to the 3rd Special Forces Group team... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 0

ANALYSIS | TRUMP'S NIGER UPROAR SHINES LIGHT ON THE U.S.'S MURKY AFRICAN WARS


The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 923

ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.


Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 1272

GUNMEN KILL 13 NIGER SOLDIERS IN ATTACK NEAR MALI BORDER


A United Nations Security Council delegation was in Mali on Saturday to discuss the force... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 106

FOUR KILLED AFTER CARGO PLANE CRASHES INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN


Four crew members were killed when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Ivory Coast... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 0

4TH U.S. SOLDIER DEAD AFTER AMBUSH ATTACK


U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 1525

FOURTH US SOLDIER CONFIRMED KILLED IN NIGER AMBUSH


U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 350

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AFRICAN MIGRANTS SOLD IN LIBYA 'SLAVE MARKETS', IOM SAYS


Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in slave markets in Libya, the International Organization for Migration IOM says... READ MORE

11th April, 2017 7738

3 U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDOS KILLED


The White House said President Donald Trump was notified about the attack Wednesday night as he flew aboard Air Force One from Las Vegas to Washington... READ MORE

5th October, 2017 6418

MONKEY ATTACK SETS OFF DEADLY TRIBAL CLASHES IN LIBYA


Days of deadly tribal clashes have erupted in southern Libya after a pet monkey attacked a high school girl... READ MORE

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LIBYA BOATS CAPSIZE OFF ZUWARA CARRYING HUNDREDS


Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say... READ MORE

27th August, 2015 4327

WORLD LEADERS ACCUSED OF SHAMEFUL FAILURE OVER REFUGEE CRISIS


Almost 4 million people displaced from Syria have registered with the UN high commissioner for refugees... READ MORE

15th June, 2015 2892

'AT LEAST 20 DEAD' IN OUAGADOUGOU HOTEL


Gunmen have attacked a hotel used by Westerners in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, taking hostages and reportedly killing at least 20 people... READ MORE

15th January, 2016 2878

GROUP OF 'EXTINCT' ANTELOPE RELEASED INTO WILD IN SOUTHERN SAHARA


Conservationists hope second group of 14 scimitar-horned oryx bred in captivity will help repopulate original habitat in Chad... READ MORE

15th February, 2017 2773

THIS CITY IS A TINDERBOX, AND THE US IS BUILDING A DRONE BASE NEXT DOOR


The sprawling desert north of Agadez, in the west African nation of Niger, is the size of France... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 2649

EDITORIAL LOST VOICES OF THE WORLDS REFUGEES


In the many conferences and diplomatic discussions about refugees, their own voices are rarely heard... READ MORE

15th June, 2015 2502

141 PEOPLE KILLED IN BRAK AL-SHAT AIRBASE ATTACK


His comments prompted alarm in Tripoli, with the GNA calling for an immediate ceasefire in the south... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 2387

US TROOPS 'ATTACKED ON NIGER-MALI BORDER'


Media reports say three US soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the ambush in south-western Niger... READ MORE

5th October, 2017 2360

MALI BAR ATTACK KILLS FIVE IN BAMAKO


Ctv news french belgian among 5 killed during attack on restaurant in mali 3 hrs ago... READ MORE

7th March, 2015 2214

SYRIAN CHILD REFUGEES 'TO BE DEPORTED AT AGE 18', SAYS PADDY ASHDOWN


In his statement, Mr Cameron acknowledged the depth of public feeling and said it was right that Britain should fulfil its moral responsibility to help refugees... READ MORE

7th September, 2015 2196

EUROPE'S CURRENT ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC CARRIES ECHOES OF 1930S ANTI-SEMITISM


Even during World War II, let alone before it started, antisemitism was rife in American political and public life... READ MORE

2nd September, 2015 2125

TROOPS KILLED IN AMBUSH ON JOINT NIGER-US PATROL


In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 1889

A EUROPEAN DEAL WITH LIBYA COULD LEAVE MIGRANTS FACING BEATINGS, RAPE AND SLAVERY


And stop migrants from crossing into Libyan territory, said Ahmed Safar, the Libyan ambassador to Italy... READ MORE

26th April, 2017 1860

MIGRANTS WHO SURVIVED SHIPWRECK ARE GRATEFUL BUT DISILLUSIONED


Because they first arrived in Italy, under European Union rules, they should have been fingerprinted and had their requests for asylum taken there... READ MORE

8th September, 2015 1825

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AFTER ABANDONED IN NIGER DESERT


Agadez is a remote town in Niger on the edge of the Sahara desert that has become a major people-smuggling point... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 1710

MEET THE ERITREA REFUGEE TURNED RESCUE VOLUNTEER


So far this year, at least 3,654 refugees have died while trying to reach Europe on perilous journeys... READ MORE

24th October, 2016 1592

EUROPE SHOULD BE 'ASHAMED' OF MIGRANT CRISIS


Libyan officials have recovered 105 bodies after a migrant boat sank on Thursday in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE

28th August, 2015 1536

CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS


As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE

21st August, 2015 1295

REGIONAL AFRICAN POWERS REJECT FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN LIBYA


Saturday's meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Chad, Niger, Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia... READ MORE

22nd January, 2017 1197

GAMBIA GOALKEEPER WHO DIED IN MEDITERRANEAN WANTED TO PLAY IN EUROPE


Bakery Jatta, a Gambian teenager who reached Germany via the Sahara and the Mediterranean in 2014, was recently signed by the German football club Hamburg... READ MORE

4th November, 2016 1186

ALL PASSENGERS ARE SAFE AFTER LIBYAN JET IS HIJACKED


Libyan officials, though, believed the hijackers had more personal goals... READ MORE

24th December, 2016 986

A DEADLY AMBUSH IN NIGER RAISES TOUGH QUESTIONS FOR TRUMP'S PENTAGON


Less clear are the circumstances surrounding their deaths Wednesday in an ambush in the Central African country of Niger, and the precise nature of their mission... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 976

SMUGGLERS ARE ABANDONING MIGRANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT THE SIZE OF TEXAS


A pickup truck filled with migrants in 2015 returns to the city of Agadez after it was turned back at military checkpoints in the Sahara... READ MORE

5th July, 2017 957

LIBYA EXPOSED AS AN EPICENTRE FOR MIGRANT CHILD ABUSE


The report maps 34 known detention centres in Libya, three of them deep in the country's desert interior... READ MORE

28th February, 2017 939

US PLANES STRIKE ISIS FIGHTERS IN LIBYA 'PLANNING ATTACKS IN EUROPE'


He did not say how many Isis fighters remain in Libya following the attack... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 806

GUNMEN STAGE DEADLY SIEGE ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL


Andrew Lebovich, a specialist on political and security issues in the region, said the attack in Burkina Faso showed an evolution in the group's tactical ability... READ MORE

16th January, 2016 803

'THIS IS OUR LAST HOPE': SIX SYRIANS ON THE HARDEST PART OF THEIR JOURNEY TO EUROPE


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