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Authorities in Niger confirm that at least 49 people died of dehydration in an isolated part of the Sahara desert near the country's borders with Algeria and Mali, after their truck broke down while returning from Mali and stranded for several days. Only two survive after trekking to Assamakka, Agadez Region.
2026-06-4

Niger's government announces the termination of its military missions with the European Union, including EUCAP Sahel Niger, amidst closer ties with neighboring countries Mali and Burkina Faso.
2023-12-4

The West African bloc ECOWAS announces an emergency summit after Niger's government rejected an ultimatum to restore the previous president.
2023-08-11

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

Militants kill at least 17 Niger Armed Forces troops in an ambush near the Malian border. Another 11 soldiers are missing; six others have been evacuated to a hospital. No group has claimed responsibility.
2019-05-15

According to a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians, evidence "strongly suggests" that United Nations peacekeepers brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people.
2011-06-30

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

France sends dozens of soldiers equipped with Breguet Atlantique and Mirage aircraft to Niamey, Niger, in its search for 7 kidnapped hostages.
2010-09-20

A Frenchman and his Algerian driver are kidnapped by armed men in Niger.
2010-04-23

The African Union (AU) suspends Niger following this week's coup d'état.
2010-02-20