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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – 12 SOLDIERS KILLED IN BOKO HARAM ATTACK – 18 MAY 2020

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Twelve soldiers have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military outpost in Niger’s Diffa region, scene of recent clashes with jihadist fighters, the defence ministry said Tuesday.  The attack by “Boko Haram terrorists” overnight Monday on the Blabrine military base left another 10 soldiers wounded, the ministry said in a statement.  “Seven …

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Weekly Digest – Niger (18th May 2020)

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Weekly Highlights Niger military operations kills 75 Boko Haram terrorists Niger lifts curfew, allows mass worship Despite more border surveillance, migration flows to Europe continue Amid COVID-19 pandemic in Niger, government violates whistleblowers’ freedom of speech Niger exchange rate – Exchange rates West African CFA franc – USD = 606.288 XOF   XOF= 0.00164938 USD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …

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SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE – 4 SOLDIERS, 63 JIHADISTS KILLED IN CLASH IN NIGER – 02 APR 20

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4 soldiers, 63 Jihadists killed in clash in Niger – 02 Apr 20 Four Nigerien soldiers and 63 “terrorists were killed in fighting between the army and “heavily armed” men in western Niger, a government statement said on Friday. “After a fierce fight” on Thursday 02nd April, in the Tillaberi region near the border with …

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Weekly Digest – Niger (30th March 2020)

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Weekly Highlight Covid-19: the state of emergency proclaimed throughout the territory of the Republic of Niger Covid-19: under curfew, Niamey is also isolated from the rest of the country for at least two weeks Three-border area: with Operation “Monclar”, nearly 5,000 Nigerien, French and G5 Sahel soldiers engaged against terrorist groups Niger exchange rate – …

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