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Nigeria: Aid convoy driver killed, 6 people missing after ambush near Damasak

An aid convoy driver was killed and six people are missing following an ambush in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Action Against Hunger said

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Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border

Aircraft attached to the France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel struck "terrorists" in Mali near the border with Niger, killing nine, the armed forces said

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Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April

Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months

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Sahel states need more support to fight extremism, UN chief Guterres says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for the G5 Sahel to help West Africa's fight against violent extremism

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EU pledges €138 million more to support G5 Sahel Joint Force

The EU is to give €138 million more to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force, including its police component, a joint statement said

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Niger: 18 soldiers killed in attack on military outpost near Inates

Armed men launched a car bomb attack on a Nigerian army base in western Niger near the border with Mali, a military source said

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France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger

Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops

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Two Niger police officers killed in attack on police station near capital Niamey

Two police officers were killed when gunmen attacked a police station north of the Niger capital Niamey

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Joint Mali-France commando operation kills 20 ‘terrorists’ in Menaka

More than 20 "terrorists" were killed in joint operation against Islamic State in the Greater Sahara conducted by French and Malian forces in coordination with Niger's military

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Attacks foiled in Niamey and Diffa, Niger defense ministry says

Security forces in Niger foiled three weekend attacks in the capital Niamey and in the southeastern city of Diffa, the government said

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