Abdoulaye Massalatchi

France calls for action against Islamists in southern Libya

August 24, 2021 at 3:39 p.m.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - France urged African nations on Tuesday to make a concerted effort to tackle a growing Islamist threat in the deserts of southern Libya. French Foreign Minister Laurent...

Algerian jihadi mastermind claims Niger suicide attacks

August 24, 2021 at 3:28 p.m.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium...

Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger

August 24, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks...

Nigeria seeks Niger’s military support against Boko Haram

August 24, 2021 at 3:09 p.m.

NIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbor Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread...

Iran’s Ahmadinejad visits uranium-producing Niger

August 24, 2021 at 7:39 a.m.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Monday in Niger, the world's No. 4 uranium producer, where the French nuclear group Areva has seen its grip on the...

Chadians advance in Mali troop moves against Islamists

August 24, 2021 at 2:46 a.m.

NIAMEY/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Chadian forces advanced towards the Mali border on Tuesday as an African troop deployment and a U.S. military airlift swelled international support for French operations against Islamist...

Chadians advance in Mali troop moves against Islamists

August 22, 2019 at 1:22 p.m.

EU security experts in Niger amid Sahel fears

August 23, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - An advance party of European military and civilian security advisors has arrived in northern Niger in a mission brought forward due to deepening fears over the threat...

EU security experts in Niger amid Sahel fears

December 24, 2018 at 12:34 p.m.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - An advance party of European military and civilian security advisors has arrived in northern Niger in a mission brought forward due to deepening fears over the threat...

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