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              The latest breaking stories, coverage and updates from Niger

              This drawing by a migrant artist nicknamed Aser depicts deplorable conditions in a migrant detention centre in Libya. (Aser via AP)

              Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches

              December 31, 2019
              Soldiers stand guard as France's President and Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou take part in a military ceremony at the Martyr Quarter in Niamey on Sunday. AFP

              Extremists kill 14 in attack on convoy in Niger

              AfricaDecember 26, 2019
              A soldier of the French Army adjusts the coordinates of a mortar ready to be used to defend them at a Temporary Operative Advanced Base (BOAT) during the Bourgou IV operation in Northern Burkina Faso. AFP

              'Dozens' of soldiers killed in latest Burkina Faso attack

              AfricaDecember 26, 2019
              A French military helicopter flies over Gao during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron (unseen) to France’s Barkhane counterterrorism operation in Africa’s sub-Sahara region, northern Mali, on 19 May 2017. EPA

              France kills seven extremists in first armed drone strike in Mali

              AfricaDecember 24, 2019
              French President Emmanuel Macron is on a three-day official visit to Ivory Coast before visiting Niger. EPA

              Emmanuel Macron says French ‘colonialism was a grave mistake’

              AfricaDecember 22, 2019
              French soldiers ate a meal prepared by President Macron's personal chef. AFP

              Emmanuel Macron looks to give 'new force' to Sahel campaign

              AfricaDecember 21, 2019
              A French Reaper drone armed with two bombs at Barkhane's military base in Niamey. AFP

              France to use drone attacks in the Sahel

              AfricaDecember 19, 2019
              French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. AFP

              French foreign minister warns of terror threat 'arc' from Mali to the Middle East

              AfricaDecember 16, 2019
              A screen grab taken from a video released in July by ISWAP purportedly shows a female aid worker from the NGO Action Against Hunger and five male colleagues kidnapped in an attack in north-east Nigeria. AFP

              ISIS-aligned group executes four hostages in Nigeria

              AfricaDecember 15, 2019
              Security sources said 30 soldiers were still missing from what was the deadliest raid on the Nigerien army in living memory. REUTERS/Aaron Ross/File Photo

              71 soldiers killed in Niger militant attack

              AfricaDecember 12, 2019
              The weekly market in Bermo, Niger, where 1.5 million people are in need of immediate assistance. AFP

              Over 9 million facing food shortages in the Sahel amid worsening violence

              AfricaDecember 10, 2019
              Public support for France's military presence in the Sahel remains high. Getty Images

              Macron to seek African approval for French military presence in Sahel

              EuropeDecember 04, 2019
              Millions of Yemenis who have suffered from a long and brutal conflict are receiving assistance from multilateral institutions such as the IDA. AP Photo

              Chance for wealthy countries to step up their contribution to fight global poverty

              CommentDecember 03, 2019
              Militant attacks have increased in Burkina Faso this year as an under equipped and poorly trained army struggles to contain the terrorist threat. Hamany Daniex / Reuters

              Fourteen killed in Burkina Faso Sunday church attack

              AfricaDecember 01, 2019
              Sahel
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              Security forces in the conflict-ridden Sahel are fighting a losing battle against extremism

              CommentDecember 01, 2019
              The coffins of the 13 French soldiers in Gao, Mali, 26 November 2019. EPA, HO
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              ISIS didn’t down French helicopters in Mali says top general

              AfricaNovember 30, 2019
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