Sources: Al Jazeera
The General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Darfur, Sudan, reports seven cholera cases across the region in displacement camps between July 5 and July 25. 2026-07-27
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger (the Alliance of Sahel States) announce their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, citing its ineffectiveness. 2025-09-22
The United States agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger. 2024-04-19
Twenty-two people are killed during a mass shooting at the village of Motogatta in the Tillabéri Region, in Niger. 2024-01-28
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will remove its ambassador from the country following a deterioration in relations. 2023-09-24
An apparent ambush in Niger near the Malian border leaves three U.S. Special Forces soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers dead during a joint patrol. 2017-10-4
Forces from Niger and Chad launch a ground and air offensive against Boko Haram Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria. 2015-03-8
Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar claims responsibility for two suicide bombing attacks that killed 30 people in Niger on May 23. 2013-05-25
Colonel Abdoulaye Badie, the second in command in Niger's military government, the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, is arrested. 2010-10-14
A Frenchman and his Algerian driver are kidnapped by armed men in Niger. 2010-04-23