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IMF approves $230 million in virus aid for Niger, Burkina Faso
The International Monetary Fund will give $115.3 million to Burkina Faso and $114.5 million to Niger to help them combat the coronavirus pandemic
Plea for 'Marshall Plan' as pandemic hits African economies
Niger, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso say the coronavirus pandemic has devastated their prospects for growth in 2020
Niger announces first coronavirus case
Niger closes educational establishments, as well as its land borders and two airports
Niger stampede kills 20 at handout for refugees
'The weakest people fell to the ground. Some were injured and others were crushed to death,' an employee says
Climate change threatens end of trail for Niger's nomadic herders
Climate change threatens the Fulani, nomadic herders of Niger, which is among the world's poorest countries that depends on farming, particularly herding, to provide a livelihood for 80% of its population
12 dead in Niger Boko Haram village attack
11 of the 12 killed were shot, says a local official from the Niger village
Boko Haram kill 6 in southeast Niger
The attack is the latest in a series ascribed to the jihadist group which began a bloody insurgency in 2009 that has spread to neighboring countries, prompting a regional military response
52,000 displaced by 'horrific violence' in west Niger – U.N.
In addition to the number of local residents fleeing, 53,000 other refugees from Mali continue to suffer from violence in the area
Religious freedom at risk in 1 of 5 countries – report
Of the 38 countries where freedom is threatened, the situation has worsened in 18 of them, 'in particular in two of the most populous countries in the world, China and India'
Hundreds of African migrants 'abandoned' in desert
Rights groups accuse the Algerian authorities of arbitrarily arresting and deporting migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and sometimes dumping them in the desert
UN begins evacuating refugees from Libya to Niger
Extracting the refugees from Libya should make it easier for possible resettlement countries to evaluate their cases
Widow of U.S. soldier killed in Niger says Trump 'made me cry'
Trump's call to Myeshia Johnson, whose husband Sergeant La David Johnson was one of 4 US soldiers killed in the October 4 jihadist attack, has generated a storm of controversy
Troops killed in attack on U.S.-Niger patrol
The attack marks the first US combat casualties in Niger, where Washington provides training and security assistance
UN Security Council unanimously welcomes Sahel force
At a time when terrorism is striking everywhere in the world we cannot let the Sahel region become a new haven for terrorist organizations from the entire world French ambassador to the UN Francois Delattre tells the council
44 migrants, including babies, die of 'thirst' in Niger desert
A security source who asked not to be named says the sub Saharan migrants including babies and women died of thirst because their vehicle broke down
38 dead, 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the deaths up from a previous government toll of 14 followed torrential rains in August
Nigeria's Buhari says Boko Haram leader 'wounded'
Indeed their top hierarchy and lower cadre have a problem They are not holding any territory and they have split to small groups attacking soft targets adds Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria oil rebels announce conditional ceasefire
The Niger Delta Avengers NDA says the ruling party should stop moves to arrest intimidate invade and harass innocent citizens
34 migrants found dead in Niger desert – authorities
The bodies of 34 migrants including 20 children who were abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighboring Algeria were found in the Niger desert last week
2,000 Chad troops head to Niger after Boko Haram attack
The heavily armed soldiers from Chad will search everywhere for Boko Haram
50,000 flee Boko Haram attacks in Niger – UN
The attacks against a military post in Bosso in Niger s Diffa region kill 26 soldiers including two from neighboring Nigeria
UN alarmed about Boko Haram ties to ISIS
The UN Security Council has voiced deep concern that the activities of Boko Haram continue to undermine the peace and stability of the West and Central African region
With assistance, Africa targets coordinated fight against Boko Haram
With US and European support African states threatened by Boko Haram are out to smash the militant Islamist group terrorizing the region – but a coordinated response is required if they are to succeed
Egyptian, Filipino kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria
The CMA CGM Turquoise is stormed late on Monday as it travelled between Nigeria s commercial hub Lagos and Douala in Cameroon
Asia most exposed to disasters, Africa most vulnerable – study
Among mega cities Manila – facing a triple threat from cyclones superstorms and earthquakes – tops the list of urban areas with the highest number of people exposed
Niger presidential candidate ill, to be flown to Paris for treatment
The COPA 2016 spokesman says Amadou will likely be admitted to the American Hospital in the west Paris suburb of Neuilly
Boko Haram threat hangs heavy over Nigeria in 2016
Despite official assurances violence and fear of Islamist group Boko Haram continue to stalk several major cities in Nigeria s troubled northeast
Boko Haram kills 2 Niger soldiers
Niger whose primary source of foreign income is uranium has joined a regional military alliance alongside Chad Niger and Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
500,000 more children uprooted by Boko Haram – UNICEF
The additional numbers of children made homeless has taken the total number of youngsters in the Lake Chad region who have been forced to flee to 1 4 million
Security clampdown in Chad capital after 'Boko Haram' suicide attacks
Scores of police and soldiers patrol Chad s capital N Djamena a day after twin suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram jihadists killed 24 people and wounded more than 100 in the first such attacks in the city
Boko Haram fight HQ shifting to Maiduguri – Nigeria military
Meanwhile President Muhammadu Buhari meets leaders of the G7 nations at a summit in Germany and reaffirms his pledge to crack down on the Islamists while calling for greater regional and international cooperation
Meningitis epidemic kills more than 250 in Niger
As of May 3 252 people died out of a total of 3 304 cases says Niger s epidemics surveillance and response director Goumbi Kadade
Niger battles deadly meningitis epidemic
The government has ordered all schools closed until next week in an effort to limit the spread of the deadly disease
Niger says 2.5 million suffering food insecurity
A survey conducted since December 2014 indicates that 15 7 of the population or 2 588 128 people are in a situation of food insecurity including 410 297 in severe insecurity
Nigeria president-elect told to 'win peace' vs Boko Haram
The real battle should take place on the social and economic front say analysts on Nigeria s president elect and his vow to fight terror group Boko Haram
Nigeria military retakes towns from Boko Haram in Yobe, Borno states
Nigeria s military says it cleared Boko Haram from the northeastern state of Yobe while also claiming victory over the militants in the strategic town of Bama in neighboring Borno state
Boko Haram hits Maiduguri again as Nigeria dismisses ISIS link
The latest attack comes after the government in Abuja described the militants pledge of allegiance to ISIS as a sign of weakness
Niger, Chad attack Boko Haram after ISIS pledge of allegiance
UPDATED The attacks which follow a sustained build up of troops in southern Niger opens up a new front in regional efforts to wipe out the Islamist group whose 6 year insurgency has spread across borders
Nigerian military claims success vs Boko Haram
UPDATED Meanwhile Nigeria s elections chief rules out any further postponement to upcoming presidential and parliamentary polls
Suicide attacks kill 38 as Boko Haram threatens Nigeria vote
The latest wave of attacks blamed on the rebels underscore the challenge facing Nigeria and its neighbors – Cameroon Chad and Niger – despite claims of successes in the joint operation launched this month
Cameroon army kills 86 Boko Haram militants
Five Cameroonian soldiers were also killed during the clashes in the Waza region near the border with Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram sympathizers arrested in Niger
Dozens of suspects are brought to an anti terrorist unit in Niger s capital
Boko Haram takes on Chadian forces in NE Nigeria town
UPDATED Troops from Chad Cameroon and Niger are deployed to fight the Islamists whose bloody insurgency has claimed more than 13 000 lives since 2009 and now threatens Nigeria s neighbors
Niger to send troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
Niger had been mainly spared the violence until last week with a number of attacks carried out on its territory in recent days in the run up to the vote
'109 Boko Haram fighters dead' after first attack on Niger
UPDATED The attack comes a day after Niger announced it would ask its parliament to approve sending troops to Nigeria to fight the militants
Chadian aircraft bomb Nigerian town in anti-Boko Haram raid
The Boko Haram uprising has become a regional crisis with the 4 directly affected countries – Cameroon Chad Niger and Nigeria – agreeing to boost cooperation to contain the threat
Boko Haram wages new Nigeria attacks as Kerry visits
UPDATED The renewed violence underscores the extent of the difficulties facing Nigeria as the election approaches and also the increasing threat Boko Haram poses for the country s neighbors
Boko Haram leader threatens Nigeria's neighbors
Boko Haram also claims a massive attack feared to be the worst in its 6 year insurgency
Niger police breaks up opposition demo after deadly cartoons riots
Around 300 demonstrators gathered in central Niamey for a long planned march on parliament defying a ban on demonstrations
Almost half French oppose publishing Mohammed cartoons
An IFOP poll finds 42 believe Mohammed cartoons – seen as offensive by many Muslims – should not be published
