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Niger troops patrol near Diffa on June 16, 2016. (AFP Photo/Issouf Sanogo)
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A Chadian soldier poses for a picture at the front line during battle against the extremist Boko Haram group in Gambaru, February 26, 2015. (Reuters)
Amnesty: Over 300 Civilians Killed by Boko Haram since April
The Boko Haram extremist group has killed over 300 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon since April, revealed Amnesty International on Tuesday. The rights group said that 381 people were killed in what it described as a resurgence of the extremist organization. The spike...Caption:
Malian soldiers on patrol near the central town of Goundam on June 4, 2015. (AFP)
New ‘Army’ to Combat Terrorism in Sahel and Sahara
Rabat – The Sahel and Sahara is one of the international geopolitical regions that is witnessing a bitter conflict between terrorist groups, on the one hand, and regional countries backed by major world powers, on the other. It appears that each side is aware of the...Caption:
A woman is seen sitting in front of a tent in the Assaga refugee camp, set up by the UN for Nigerian refugees who fled to southeast Niger to escape Boko Haram militants, Sept. 16, 2015. AFP
Militants Kill Nine, Abduct Dozens in Niger
Camel-riding Boko Haram militants killed nine people and abducted dozens more in a village in southern Niger on Sunday night, the local mayor and a journalist said. The attackers rode camels into Ngalewa, about 50 km north of the border with Nigeria – home of...Caption:
This file photo taken on April 01, 2017 shows migrants from West Africa waiting in a room at a “ghetto” in Agadez, northern Niger, as they wait to go to Libya from where they will attempt to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean sea. ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP