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Dec- 2022 -26 DecemberAfrica
Niger Troops Kill Five Jihadist Fighters in Southeast: Governor
Five Boko Haram jihadist fighters have been killed and two Niger soldiers wounded in clashes in southeast Niger near the Nigerian border.
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14 DecemberAfrica
Jihadist-Hit Niger Brings Back Former Soldiers, Police
The Sahel state of Niger is urging former soldiers and police to get back into uniform to help the years-long battle against jihadists.
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Nov- 2022 -14 NovemberAfrica
EU Eyes ‘Military Partnership Mission’ for Niger
The European Union aims to set up a "military partnership mission" to bolster Niger's forces as they battle jihadists, an EU official said.
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11 NovemberAfrica
Niger Army Says 15 Jihadists Killed
Niger's military reported killing 15 suspected motorbike-riding jihadists in a "riposte" carried out with French troops near the Mali border.
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Oct- 2022 -3 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Junta Leader Resigns, Flees After Coup
Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down two days after army officers announced his ouster in a coup that sparked internal unrest and international condemnation.
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Sep- 2022 -22 SeptemberAfrica
Niger Receives $13M US Kit for Jihadist Fight
Niger has received new military equipment from Washington to support its fight against jihadists, Niamey's defense ministry said.
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16 SeptemberAfrica
Niger Army Kills 7 Suspected ‘Terrorists’: Ministry
Seven suspected "terrorists" have been killed and some 30 accomplices of the Boko Haram jihadist group arrested in southeastern Niger.
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Aug- 2022 -18 AugustAfrica
Nigerien Group Calls for French Anti-Jihadist Force to Quit
A civil society movement in Niger launched an online petition to demand the departure of France's Barkhane anti-jihadist operation.
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15 AugustAfrica
Two Chadian Troops Killed in Jihadist-Hit Lake Region
Two Chadian troops have been killed fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, whose marshlands are a bolthole for Islamist fighters.
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Jul- 2022 -26 JulyAfrica
France Committed to Africa’s Security, Says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron declared his country would support Africa's need for security as he began a three-country tour marked by France's military revamp in the jihadist-torn Sahel.
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