The new structure, named Coalition for the Sahel, brings the G5 states, French forces and any future troops under a single command.
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“They were replaced by the new armed forces chief of staff, General Salifou Modi and the new head of the army Brigadier General Seidou Bague, an announcement on national radio said.
Defence Minister Issoufou Katambe on Sunday said that an updated death toll of soldiers would be announced this week after the initial announcement of 25.
In Kenya alone, almost 50 per cent of school-going girls do not have access to sanitary products
Former premier and parliamentary speaker was arrested on his return from abroad and charged with baby-trafficking
Nigeria, Niger and Benin on Thursday agreed to set up a monitoring and patrol bodies to tackle smuggling, after months of border closure and dispute between the West African countries.
“Following intense combat the enemy was pushed back,”
Nearly 60 have been killed and 130,000 displaced across the nation this rainy season, officials say
Since January this year, 9,741 suspected cases have been documented in Niger resulting in 53 deaths, she said
The attack on Friday night in the border district of Gueskerou, is the latest to hit the Diffa region near Lake Chad.