More than 17 soldiers in Niger were killed and 11 went missing in an ambush close to Mali border, a government spokesman said. #Niger: Army detachment ambushed in the area of Tongo Tongo-Bella Beri, #Tillabery, 22 soldiers (several wounded) rejoined base in Ouallam, remaining 30 including unit commander missing in action pic.twitter.com/0BdzebWcV3 — MENASTREAM (@MENASTREAM)…
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EU admits Buhari election ‘consistency’
“Nigerians have re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari, as the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission confirms. These results are consistent with independent civil society observations”, says the text of the statement attributed to a European External Actions Service (EEAS) spokesperson. Statement on the re-election of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari https://t.co/TrTr6LoTeW — Maja Kocijančič (@MajaEUspox) March 1,…
Niger strikes Boko Haram along Komadugu river
Niger governmental troops have eliminated more than 280 Boko Haram militants in combat and in air strikes since an operation against the radical Islam group last week, the defence ministry said. Niger Army Kills 280 Boko Haram Militants – Defence Ministry. https://t.co/mmiCg7X6iH pic.twitter.com/YHXcMsGpi0 — Channels Television (@channelstv) January 3, 2019 Boko Haram has intruded Niger, Chad…
Girls kidnapped in Niger
A group of armed men kidnapped 15 girls overnight in southeastern Niger, the local mayor said on November 24. (Photo: illustration). Boukar Mani Orthe, the mayor of Toumour in Diffa region near the border with Nigeria, said about 50 unidentified armed men seized the girls in a village about 9 km from the town centre….
EU and Germany help Niger to cope with migrant flows
The European Union, through the EU Trust Fund for Africa, and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) co-finance a project in Niger which helps local authorities identify development and infrastructure measures and strengthen their capacity to better address the consequences of migration. More than 150 000 people will benefit from better…
Boko Haram attacks at Lake Chad
Attack attributed to Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region left behind 18 people dead, a Chadian military source said on Sunday. “Boko Haram elements attacked a village south of Daboua,” not far from Chad’s border with Niger, at around 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on July 19, the military source said. The assailants “cut…
Tajani: “We can’t stop migration”
“Until 2016, 90% of irregular migrants travelled through the Niger to Libya and Europe. In just 2 years, Niger reduced migration flows by 95%, from over 300,000 to about 10,000 in 2018. We need to support this model and extend it to other Sahel countries following the example with Turkey, where we committed 6 billion…
Half a billion in EU aid to Africa
The European Union adopts new programmes and projects worth a total of €467 million under the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. The EU continues to deliver on its commitments to assist vulnerable migrants and refugees and address root causes of irregular migration. The new support measures in the Sahel/ Lake Chad region and the Horn…
EU extends G5 training in Mali
The Council extended the mandate of the EU training mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) for two years, until 18 May 2020. The Council also amended the mandate of the mission to include in its objectives the provision of advice and training support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force, as part of the EU’s ongoing efforts to support…
#Sahel: EU high level conference
The conference, co-chaired by the European Union, the United Nations, the African Union and the G5 Sahel, will focus on strengthening much-needed international support to Africa’s Sahel countries in the areas of security and development, notably through the G5 Sahel Joint Force. It will gather Heads of State and Government from the European Union and the…
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