The Niger Defence Ministry announced Sunday that 12 soldiers and "dozens of terrorists" were killed in a battle in western Niger, in the conflict-torn "three borders" zone.

In Niger a 'ferocious' battle with 'terrorists' leaves 12 soldiers and dozens of militants dead

An attack by suspected jihadists on a village in western Niger's troubled "three-border" region has killed 17 people, a local elected official reported Saturday.

Villagers killed in western Niger attack: Local official

Sixteen Niger soldiers have been killed and another is missing after an ambush against a patrol in the Tahoua region near the Mali border, local officials said Sunday.

16 soldiers killed, one missing in Niger ambush: official

Niger thwarted an "attempted coup" on Wednesday, the government said, two days before the historic inauguration of Mohamed Bazoum as president of the unstable Sahel nation.

Niger thwarts 'attempted coup' before presidential inauguration

Scores of people have died in the deadliest suspected jihadist massacre ever to hit Niger, the government said on Monday, underscoring the huge security challenge facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.

Gunmen massacre 137 villagers in Niger

Armed men in southwestern Niger killed at least 58 people when they intercepted a convoy returning from a weekly market and attacked a nearby village, the government said.

Armed men attack passenger convoy and village in Niger, killing 58

The West African country regularly suffers attacks by Islamist militants and had stepped up security to protect the poll

Seven poll workers killed by landmine as Niger votes in presidential runoff

Niger voted Sunday in a presidential run-off between two political heavyweights that is set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country's history.

Niger political veterans face off in presidential vote

At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security sources said on Saturday.

At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of students from northwestern Nigeria from a school. The Islamist group sent a voice recorded message to the news agency AFP, like previous messages, and claimed responsibility of the abduction.

Boko Haram claims responsibility for abducting hundreds of students in Nigeria

Nigeria's Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the bloody attack that was unleashed on a village in neighbouring Niger on the weekend.

Boko Haram claims responsibility of murdering 27 villagers in Niger

President of France Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned the 'cowardly" attack on humanitarian workers in Niger and said he would do everything to shed light on the incident in which eight people died.

Macron condemns 'cowardly' attack in Niger, vows to fight 'terrorist groups in the Sahel region'

Six French tourists and their local guide and driver were killed Sunday by gunmen riding motorcycles in an area of southwestern Niger that is home to the last West African giraffes, officials said.

Six French tourists among eight killed by gunmen in Niger

The distressing video, distributed by a pro-IS news agency, includes graphic footage taken by a soldier wearing a helmet camera

Islamic State video of Niger attack highlights US troops' vulnerability

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