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The French Armed Forces confirms that 1,500 troops will leave Niger by the end of the year, following the military junta's request.
2023-10-20

Two police officers are killed and another is injured in Dassari, Benin, by militants suspected to be from Niger or Burkina Faso.
2022-06-26

Gunmen raid the camp of a self-defence militia in the village of Bakorat, Niger, killing 25 people.
2021-11-16

At least 20 people, mostly women and children, are killed in a stampede during a rush to collect aid supplies upon the opening of the gates to an aid facility in Diffa, south-eastern Niger.
2020-02-17

At least 38 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack on two villages in Niger.
2015-06-18

Boko Haram captures Karamga island in Lake Chad from Niger, killing many soldiers.
2015-04-26

Constitutional referendum results in Niger show that 90% of voters approve a return to civilian rule from the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy military junta.
2010-11-3

Salou Djibo, the de facto leader of Niger sacks his intelligence chief Seyni Chekaraou following the arrest of several members of the ruling Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy junta on suspicion of planning a coup d'etat.
2010-10-19

The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy that took power in a military coup in Niger yesterday lifts a curfew and reopens the country's borders.
2010-02-19

In Niger, a military junta named the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy carries out a coup d'état, suspending the constitution and detaining President Mamadou Tandja.
2010-02-18