Sources: Al Jazeera
Dozens of Russian military instructors arrive in Niger as part of an agreement with the ruling military junta to a install state-of-the-art air defence system. 2024-04-12
France begins withdrawing its forces from Niger after the ruling military government ordered them to leave. 2023-10-10
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 attack a military outpost in the village of Anzourou, Tillabéri Region, Niger, killing fifteen soldiers. 2021-11-5
Five villagers are killed and two more wounded as militants storm the village of Fantio, in the Tillabéri Region, Niger, during Eid al-Fitr celebrations. 2021-05-12
Gunmen attack two villages in the Ménaka region, Mali, near the border with Niger, killing at least 20 people. 2019-01-16
Cheaper new meningitis vaccinations reduce cases in Africa, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recording the lowest number of cases. 2011-06-9
France rejects a demand by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to leave Afghanistan in return for the freeing of French and African hostages kidnapped in Niger. 2010-11-19
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
Nigeriens flee across the border into Nigeria due to a food crisis in Niger. 2010-05-21