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US offers $10mn reward to hunt killers of Army soldiers ambushed in Niger
Oct 06, 2019 08:50The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to capture of those behind the ambush killing of four American Special Forces soldiers in the West African nation of Niger two years ago.
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Boko Haram kills 10 people in eastern Niger
Mar 27, 2019 18:38Ten people were killed along with two bombers in a coordinated attack late Tuesday by Boko Haram extremists on a town in eastern Niger, the local mayor said.
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US Africa Command confirms deployment of armed drones in Niger
Jul 30, 2018 19:01The Africa Command of the US military (AFRICOM) says US forces started deploying armed drones in the West African country of Niger earlier this year to launch attacks against purported militant hideouts.
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Bomb attacks kill 9 in Niger
Jun 05, 2018 11:07At least nine people have been killed in several bombing attacks in southeastern Niger, near the border with Nigeria.
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61 deaths due to meningitis in Niger so far in 2016: UN
Mar 30, 2016 06:34The United Nations says a total of 736 cases of meningitis have been officially recorded in Niger so far this year, among them 61 deaths in the landlocked West African state.