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France begins withdrawing its forces from Niger after the ruling military government ordered them to leave.
2023-10-10

Jihadist insurgents kill at least ten Nigerien soldiers in Kandadji, Tillabéri Region, Niger. Seven soldiers are later killed and five others are injured in a vehicle accident while travelling to reinforce the army unit under attack.
2023-09-28

The ruling Nigerien military junta orders the ambassadors of France, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States to leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger.
2023-08-25

Soldiers from Niger's presidential guard detain President Mohamed Bazoum inside the Presidential Palace in Niamey. Entrances to government ministries are also blocked.
2023-07-26

A convoy carrying French troops in Niger opens fire against locals in Téra, Tillabéri Region, who were protesting against the French presence in the country, killing two people and wounding 18 others.
2021-11-28

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants attack a military post in Diffa, Niger, killing 16 soldiers and wounding nine others. In the ensuing gun battle, around 50 Islamist insurgents were killed.
2021-08-25

Gunfire erupts in the streets of Niamey, Niger, during an attempted coup d'état by soldiers. The coup was foiled and the perpetrators were arrested.
2021-03-31

The Islamic State's West Africa Province claims responsibility for last month's attack in Kouré, Niger, which resulted in the death of six French aid workers and two Nigerian citizens.
2020-09-17

The United States says it is "deeply concerned" about abuses by state security forces in the Sahel and threatens to cut aid to the G5 nations that form a coalition in the area – Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad – if those issues are not addressed. The U.S. also welcomes a summit to be held between the G5 nations and France and Spain.
2020-07-9

An overnight raid by suspected Boko Haram militants on Niger's southern border town of Abadam, kills two Nigerien Army soldiers and three civilians. And, separately, a suicide-bomb attack on Lake Chad killed three of the attackers but no one else. A military convoy was also ambushed by militants in northern Cameroon, although there were no reported deaths.
2015-12-23