Saturday, November 16, 2024

Gunmen kill at least 58 in attack on Niger market sellers

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of civilians returning from market day in a volatile corner of Niger, leaving at least 58 people dead and then burning granaries to the ground, the government said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Gunmen kill at least 58 in attack on Niger market sellers

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of civilians returning from market day in a volatile corner of Niger, leaving at least 58 people dead and then burning granaries to the ground, the government said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Gunmen kill at least 58 in attack on Niger market sellers

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a group of civilians returning from market day in a volatile corner of Niger, leaving at least 58 people dead and then burning granaries to the ground, the government said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Niger has 3 days of national mourning over deadly attack

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger will hold three days of national mourning after attacks on two villages killed more than 100 civilians, the government said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Attacks on 2 villages in Niger kill at least 100 people

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Islamic extremists staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people, Niger’s prime minister said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Attacks on 2 villages in Niger kill at least 100 people

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Islamic extremists staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people, Niger’s prime minister said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Niger to hold second round of presidential vote next month

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger will hold a second round in its presidential election after none of the 28 candidates in the Dec. 27 vote won a majority, according to results released Saturday by the electoral commission.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Niger votes in presidential, legislative elections

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger voted Sunday in presidential and legislative elections that could see the West African country's first democratic transition of power since independence amid a growing threat from jihadists in the region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Niger votes in presidential, legislative elections

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger voted Sunday in presidential and legislative elections that could see the West African country's first democratic transition of power since independence amid a growing threat from jihadists in the region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Niger polls open for presidential, legislative elections

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger began voting Sunday in presidential and legislative elections that could see the West African country's first democratic transition of power since independence amid a growing threat from jihadists in the region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Niger votes Sunday on path to 1st democratic power transfer

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger could see its first democratic transition of power since independence in the elections being held on Sunday amid a growing threat from jihadists in the region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

At least 28 people killed in extremist attack in Niger

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An attack by the jihadi group Boko Haram in a village in Niger’s southeast killed at least 28 people, Niger’s government said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Niger's former President Mamadou Tandja dies at age 82

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Former Niger President Mamadou Tandja has died at agef 82, the government said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

American kidnapped in southern Niger, says local official

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Gunmen kidnapped an American citizen in the West African nation of Niger early Tuesday and demanded a ransom from his relatives, a local government official said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Niger says army kills 50 Boko Haram extremists after attack

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger says its army has killed at least 50 Boko Haram extremists after an attack on a military post.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO