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Nigers military regime said Tuesday that seven soldiers and several dozen "terrorists" have been killed in fighting in a restive region plagued by insurgents linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

Nigerien Army has said the closure of the popular Banex Plaza in Wuse 2 of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was shut down for an elaborate investigation

The Strat might be turning 70 this year, but its story is only just getting started – and these are the players writing the next chapter in its history

Armed bandits killed around 20 people in a village in Nigers restive Tillaberi region earlier this week, public radio reported on Wednesday.

Moscow has stricter say over efforts to influence since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death as western militaries exit the Sahel

Niger has cleared the US military to operate evacuation flights in support of a plan for US forces to withdraw from the country by 15 September

The Nation Newspaper NBC records significant progress in boundary demarcation under Tinubu

The withdrawal of 1,000 U.S. military personnel from Niger has begun, with a complete pullout scheduled by September 15, according to a joint statement by the U.S. and Nigerien governments on Sunday. This agreement outlines the terms of the withdrawal announced by the Biden administration last month and marks the end of a long-standing counterterrorism partnership in the Sahel region.

It is likely that foreign forces such as Russia or China could move to fill the vacuum created by the departure of US military in Niger.

It is likely that foreign forces such as Russia or China could move to fill the vacuum created by the departure of US military in Niger.