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Five soldiers killed in Nigeria due to mine explosion

Published on: April 27, 2023
10:43

Abuja, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Today, the explosion of a mine in the path of a military vehicle in the northern Nigerian state of Borno killed five soldiers, the digital portal Rippless Nigeria reported.

Niger to use technology to alleviate drought

Published on: August 29, 2022
09:05

Niamey, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Niger will resort to injecting chemicals into the clouds to alleviate the brutal drought causing a food crisis in the country, the fourth poorest on the planet, official media revealed.

Minister arrested for alleged corruption in Niger

Published on: April 20, 2022
13:23

Niamey, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Niger's authorities on Wednesday arrested Communication Minister Mahamadou Zada for the alleged embezzlement of millions in financial funds, the aNiamey website reported.

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.

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