Suspected terrorists storm Niger community killing one and abduct six people
Some gunmen suspected to be terrorists have stormed Gurmana community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, SaharaReporters has learnt.
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Terrorist attacks illustrate the growth of jihadism in Mali and Niger
An estimated 137 people were killed in Niger in an attack on three villages by jihadist militants reported to be linked to the Islamic State...
Four Niger soldiers killed in double terrorist attack
Niger’s defence ministry said Sunday that four of its soldiers had been killed the day before in twin “terrorist” attacks in the country’s southeast, the...
Islamic State terrorists killed hundreds in massacres across the Sahel
Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for the March 15 assault on Malian troops near Tessit, which left at least 33 soldiers dead. Fighters from the...
Gunmen killed at least 58 civilians in terrorist attack on convoy in Niger
Armed men in southwestern Niger have killed at least 58 people when they intercepted a convoy returning from a weekly market and attacked a nearby...
Africa has become a jihadist playground
In an unprecedented public warning in early February, Bernard Emie, the head of France’s Directorate-General for External Security, reported, “From Mali, [Islamist] terrorists have worked...
Boko Haram terrorists blocked Lake Chad trade routes
The Boko Haram insurgency has had devastating consequences on Lake Chad boat transporters, a socio-economic group that has been the locomotive of local trade for...