Nigeria: despite acts of intimidation and violence, protests continue
Protests against police violence continued in Nigeria on Wednesday, including in Lagos and Abuja, the federal capital, where around 30 men armed with sticks and … Read more
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Nigeria: two more dead in new protests against police violence
Thousands of people continued to demonstrate Monday in several major cities of Nigeria, after a week of mobilization against police violence, where two new demonstrators … Read more
Malaria has killed nearly 2,450 people in Niger out of around 2,450,000 confirmed cases since last January
A malaria epidemic that has raged since last January in Niger, as of October 7, killed 2,449 out of some 2,449,858 cases confirmed in health … Read more
These French who remained hostages for several years
Sophie Pétronin, the last French hostage in the world, has been released after almost four years of detention in Mali. Before her, several other French … Read more
Daesh, the number 1 enemy of the Barkhane force in Niger, targets aid workers
The press release fell on Thursday, September 17. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack on the six French aid workers and their two Nigerien accompanists … Read more
Daesh claims the attack in Niger against French humanitarian workers
The massacre had shocked France and Niger in the middle of the summer, but had not been blamed: Daesh on Thursday claimed responsibility for the … Read more
Eight people, including six French, killed in Niger
Eight people including six French and two Nigeriens were killed Sunday by armed men who came on motorcycles in the Kouré area in Niger, which … Read more
how the French police will investigate
DECRYPTION – The task that awaits the men of the DGSI and the Sdat of the judicial police is considerable. Press conference of the NGO … Read more
French people killed in Niger, humanitarians victims of insecurity
They died a few tens of kilometers from Niamey. Six French humanitarians from the NGO Acted and their two Nigerien guides were executed, when they … Read more
the security of French humanitarians closely supervised
“We thought that the situation was better in Niger, we were hoping for a lifting of restrictions, especially around Niamey”, sighs Michel De March from … Read more