Sources: Al Jazeera
At a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, but continues to demand the release of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum and his family. 2024-02-24
Burkina Faso and Niger announce their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel security alliance, citing its failure to make the Sahel region safer. 2023-12-3
The U.S. military announces that they have resumed drone operations and other counterterrorism missions in Niger. 2023-09-13
Five people are killed after a convoy is ambushed in Agadez Region, Niger. 2023-04-9
Ten people are killed and another is wounded as gunmen open fire at a mosque in the village of Abankor, Tillabéri, Niger. 2021-10-11
The United Nations cancels all in-person meetings at its New York City headquarters after five people on the Niger mission tested positive. 2020-10-27
A run-off election begins in Niger with current President Mahamadou Issoufou highly favored to win as his main opponent Hama Amadou, who was earlier jailed, was flown out of the country for medical reasons. 2016-03-20
Former Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgham says that the Libyan government was responsible for the bombing of UTA Flight 772 in 1989 over Niger. 2011-07-18
French authorities seek to make contact with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb over the kidnapping of five French nationals and two others in Niger, now believed to have been taken to northern Mali. 2010-09-23
Oxfam warns of a "double disaster" following flooding compounding a recent drought and food crisis in Niger. 2010-08-24