“Following intense combat the enemy was pushed back,”
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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.
“This (school) aims to provide jobs to young Africans, giving hope to these young people,”
The attack began with the detonation of two suicide vehicles at the entrance to the camp, followed by gunfire from terrorists
Witnesses said that late Saturday youths set up roadblocks and burned tyres in the streets of Niger’s third largest city
“The incident occurred outside a weapons range, so it is possible that non-hostile factors were the cause of the damage,
“These terrorists intended to perpetrate attacks in the city of Niamey or its environs,” the government said.
Group calls for greater funding to support programmes for the women