NIGER – At least 10 security personnel were on Monday killed in a police post attack in Assamakka, Niger, with 2 of the attackers getting killed. The police post in Assamaka, a key transit point for West African migrants, was attacked by armed assailants in six pickup trucks on Monday, RFI reported. Several Nigerien security […]
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Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Launches an Investment and Development Bank
BURKINA FASO – The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprising of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, on Wednesday Dec. 17, announced the establishment of an investment and development bank. The bank will help in financing major infrastructure and economic initiatives across the region. Burkina Faso’s Economy, Finance and Planning Minister Aboubakar Nacanabo announced the completion […]
Floods from Heavy Rains in Niger Kill 47
NIGER – At least 47 people died after floods from heavy rains in Niger affected 7,754 households in 339 neighborhoods and villages. According to the local General Directorate of Civil Protection on Wednesday, some 30 people died after their houses collapsed while 17 drowned. In addition, the floods injured 70 people and caused the deaths […]
Western Niger Attack by Daesh Terrorist Group Kills 34 Soldiers
NIGER – A western Niger attack by Daesh terrorist group on Thursday claimed the lives of 34 soldiers and left others injured near Malian border. The attack on Thursday in the town of Banibangou, 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the capital Niamey, was blamed on ISIS (Daesh) in the Sahel region and killed 34 and […]