Tag: Niger
American missionary abducted in Niger as security worsens, sources say
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger's capital, Niamey, according to security sources…
US missionary abducted in Niger’s capital, State Department confirms
A US missionary working for an evangelical Christian organisation has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, the US…
U.S. missionary kidnapped from home in Niger’s capital, sources say
Johannesburg — Multiple security sources in the West African nation of Niger told CBS News on Wednesday that…
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
DAKAR (Reuters) -The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the…
Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says
DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in…
Doubts over Niger claim that a Boko Haram leader killed
Niger's army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad…
NGOs caught between juntas and jihadists in turbulent Sahel
NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies,…