Niger

Niger urges to end US blockade against Cuba

Published on: April 5, 2022
16:55

Niamey, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The Nigerien Association of Solidarity with Cuba on Tuesday urged the United States to urgently put an end to its hostile blockade imposed on Cuba for more than 60 years.

Niger reports massacre of civilians at hands of Islamists

Published on: February 23, 2022
10:43

Niamey, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) At least 20 civilians were killed and seven were injured by an Islamist group in the Tillaberi region, in west Niger, shaken by those groups' attacks, media reported on Wednesday.

Burkina Faso and Niger National forces kill about 100 extremists

Published on: December 10, 2021
09:07

Ouagadougou, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Joint forces of Burkina Faso and Niger killed around a hundred extremists in the last 15 days on the border between the two countries, military sources reported today.

More than twenty children dead in fire in Niger

Published on: November 9, 2021
10:47

Niamey, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The fire that devastated an elementary school in the city of Maradi, southern Niger, caused the death of 22 students between three and eight years old, authorities confirmed today in this capital.

Armed men kill three police officers in Niger

Published on: October 18, 2021
16:16

Niamey, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Armed strangers killed three police officers and wounded another seven after attacking a police post in the Tillabery region, in western Niger, local authorities reported on Monday.

Toll in Niger cholera epidemic reaches 104 deaths

Published on: September 4, 2021
10:10

Niamey, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) An epidemic of cholera that has struck six regions in southern Niger has claimed 104 lives, the health ministry said on Friday.

Death toll from floods rises to 42 in Niger

Published on: August 7, 2021
11:59

Niamey, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from the floods in Niger rose to 42, according to official sources quoted today by the ANP news agency.

Nineteen people killed in attack on Niger-Burkina Faso border

Published on: August 2, 2021
12:53

Niamey, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) An attack perpetrated against a military convoy in Niger's Boni village, bordering Burkina Faso, resulted in 19 people killed (18 soldiers and one civilian), the Ministry of Defense confirmed on Monday.

Ethiopia’s President starts official visit to Niger

Published on: May 5, 2021
15:13

Addis Ababa, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde arrived on Wednesday in Niger for an official visit to that country.

New president of Niger appoints the prime minister

Published on: April 4, 2021
12:37

Niamey, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) New President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum on Sunday appointed Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou Prime Minister, who must form the first government after the peaceful transfer of power in this African country.

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