Niger’s presidential election heads to February runoff
NIGER’S ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum will face former president Mahamane Ousmane in a presidential election runoff in February, according
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Niger ruling party candidate Bazoum leads early presidential results
THE ruling party’s presidential candidate in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, held a large lead in the first partial results from Sunday’s
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Niger votes in search of first democratic transition
VOTERS have gone to the polls in Niger in an election that is expected to lead to the West African
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Gunmen in Niger kill 27, burn 800 houses, says U.N.
UNIDENTIFIED gunmen have killed at least 27 people and burned 800 homes in an attack in Niger’s Diffa region, according
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U.S. special forces rescue American held in Niger
IDREE ALI U.S. special forces have rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation
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Niger floods kill 51, drive thousands from their homes
SEVERE flooding in Niger this month has killed 51 people and destroyed thousands of homes after torrential rains caused rivers
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Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed
NIGER’s government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access
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French, Nigerien soldiers hunt for gunmen who killed aid workers
FRENCH and Nigerien soldiers have combed a wildlife reserve in Niger and the surrounding area for traces of the gunmen
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Gunmen kill six French tourists, two Nigeriens in Niger – governor
GUNMEN on motorcycles have killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger, a senior official
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