Maradi
Flooding has killed eight people and affected more than 8,500 others in Maradi and Zinder, Niger, since June, according to Civil Protection.
Sources: FloodList
Sources: FloodList
Twenty-six children are killed and 13 others injured by a fire at a school in Maradi, Niger.
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The African Union (AU) suspends Niger following this week's coup d'état.