Niger

Politics 06/06/19, 14:45

The Pentagon has concluded its reviews of a 2017 ambush that left four U.S. soldiers dead in the African nation of Niger and said it found the discipline it meted out to be adequate. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has accepted that conclusion, which was the result of a monthlong ...

Africa 05/02/19, 12:49

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Niger for the final stop of her three-nation West Africa tour.Earlier on Thursday Merkel met with some of the 850 German soldiers who are serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.She had started the day by meeting with university students in ...

Europe 04/29/19, 16:41

A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from Libya.The U.N. refugee agency says it's the fifth such evacuation since 2017, though previous airlifts have taken migrants to Niger and elsewhere.The group arrived Monday at a Rome military base. Dozens of the ...

Africa 04/20/19, 08:45

Multi-National Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission has deployed troops after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Cameroon killing at least 13 people, leaving hundreds homeless

Africa 04/19/19, 10:35

Refugees flown to Niger were detained in facilities close to the conflict frontlines in Tripoli

Africa 04/10/19, 09:14

UN says tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people in Niger suffer immense hardships as attacks by Boko Haram increase

Africa 04/06/19, 06:27

Armed groups killed 88 civilians last month alone compared to a total of 107 civilian deaths during all of 2018

Soccer 01/24/19, 14:14

One of soccer's most infamous match-fixing cases was settled Thursday when a referee notorious for corrupt calls was banned for life.The corrupt games in Ibrahim Chaibou's career were key to revealing how easily international friendlies could be manipulated for betting scams, forced FIFA to change the rules for appointing referees, ...

Africa 01/02/19, 17:51

A fleet-footed hound that hails from West Africa is the latest dog in the American Kennel Club's pack of recognized breeds.The club announced Wednesday that the Azawakh (AHZ'-ah-wahk) became the 193rd breed in its roster. That means Azawakhs can now compete in many dog shows, though they're not eligible for ...

Africa 11/26/18, 10:55

Nearly 3,000 tons of rice worth more than one million dollars have been lost

World 11/14/18, 09:31

The Latest on migrants in Europe (all times local):3:30 p.m.Italy's hard-line interior minister has welcomed 51 refugees and asylum-seekers who arrived in Italy after being detained in Libya and then airlifted out by the U.N. refugee agency.Matteo Salvini, whose crackdown on migrants fleeing Libya aboard smugglers' boats inflamed tensions across ...

Europe 10/02/18, 08:25

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. will not reduce its support for the French-led military operations against insurgents in Mali.Speaking alongside Mattis at a press conference Tuesday in Paris, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said the Pentagon chief reassured her that any changes in U.S. operations or forces ...