Nigeria eyes $1.3b package to combat soaring prices
Nigeria鈥檚 president has proposed a $1.3 billion package to combat soaring prices and food insecurity as the country battles its worst聽economic crisis聽in a generation...
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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger junta chiefs to hold first summit Saturday
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien authorities said....
String of Nigeria suicide attacks kill 18
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities...
21 killed in Niger attack
An armed group killed 20 troops and one civilian in jihadist-plagued western Niger on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, announcing three days of national mourning...
Nigeria gunmen kill 26, kidnap dozens
Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 26 people, including four policemen, and kidnapped dozens more in a raid on a northwestern Nigerian village, the latest in a...
Search for 20 miners continues in Nigeria
Desperation rose on Friday as Nigerian rescuers worked by hand to dig out around 20 trapped miners, with fears they may not survive after four days...
Nigerian army says 11 dead in clash with separatists
The Nigerian army said on Friday that five soldiers and six civilians were killed in a clash between soldiers and separatists in the southeast during an ambush on a checkpoint....
40 killed in Nigeria attack
Gunmen riding motorbikes killed around 40 people in a raid on a mining community in northcentral Nigeria, opening fire on residents and torching...
US troop pullout from Niger to end by Sept 15
The US troop withdrawal from Niger, at the demand of the West African nation鈥檚 military rulers, has begun and will be over by September 15 鈥榓t the latest鈥�, a joint statement said...
Harry, Meghan visit Nigeria
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria on Friday as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he...
Nigeria landmine explosion kills 11 anti-jihadist militia fighters
Eleven militia fighters working alongside Nigeria鈥檚 military to battle jihadists were killed on Saturday in the country鈥檚 northeast when their vehicle hit a landmine on a highway near the border with Cameroon....
US sending senior officials to Niger to discuss troop exit
The United States will send a delegation to Niger on Thursday to begin face-to-face talks with officials in Niamey on withdrawing the more than...
Hundreds in Niger tell US troops to go home
Hundreds protested on Sunday against the US troop presence in military-ruled Niger where a delegation from Washington is expected within days to arrange an orderly withdrawal...
US to pull troops from Niger
The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was...
Mine blast kills 10 in Nigeria
A vehicle transporting local traders hit an improvised landmine killing at least 10 people and wounding 23 in an area of northeast Nigeria battling...