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India employer brutalizes Nigerian worker in Lagos

An Indian businessman living in Nigeria, Jay Keswani, has come under fire after he brutalized one of his Nigerian worker, Faith Nwaneri, w...

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Niger: More than 100 migrants arrested near Algerian border

Niger's security forces have arrested more than 100 people in the Sahara desert who were trying to illegally cross the country's n...

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Niger: 8 civil servants jailed for corruption

Authorities in Niger have jailed eight senior civil servants for corruption and fraud after over 1,800 workers in the health sector were h...

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Niger: Ministers resign after presidential inauguration

Niger's government has formally resigned to make way for a new cabinet after the re-election of President Mahamadou Issoufou, accordin...

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Niger opposition ready 'for dialogue' with president after disputed vote

Niger's opposition said on Monday it was ready to open a dialogue with President Mahamadou Issoufou after boycotting his contested re...

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Niger: Boycott helps President Issoufou win re-election

Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou won a second term with 92.5 percent of the vote in a run-off poll that the opposition coalition ...

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Niger: Presidential Candidate Flown To France For Medical Treatment

Niger's jailed opposition leader Hama Amadou has been flown to France to receive specialist medical treatment. He is due to take pa...

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Niger: Authorities to evacuate jailed opposition leader due to health issues

Authorities in Niger will attempt to evacuate to a hospital in the capital jailed opposition leader Hama Amadou, who will face off agains...

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Niger: Opposition suspends participation in run-off election

Niger's opposition coalition said on Tuesday its candidate, Hama Amadou, would not contest a run-off election on March 20, increasing...

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Niger faces vaccine shortage as meningitis deaths hit 265

The Minister of Health in Niger, Mano Aghali, on Wednesday, said that country was scrambling to overcome vaccine shortage amid the deat...

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NIGER: Boko Haram attacks Nigerien soldiers, kills scores

Boko Haram fighters on Sunday attacked a military camp in Dosso, a border community in Niger Republic and killed many Nigerien soldiers...

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Meningitis epidemic kills 75 in Niger

A meningitis epidemic that broke out in January in Niger has killed 75 people so far, the health minister said on Thursday. The to...

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Five Killed In Second Day Of Charlie Hebdo Protests In Niger

At least five people were killed on Saturday in protests in Niger against Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, authorities ...

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Charlie Hebdo Protests Leave At Least 10 Dead In Niger

At least 10 people have been killed in violent protests in the West African nation of Niger over the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo...

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Charlie Hebdo Protests Sweep Across Muslim Countries In Africa

Niger said four people died in protests over the publication of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad by French magazine Charlie Hebdo jus...

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Niger Bans Charlie Hebdo Over Mohammed Cartoon

 Niger on Thursday banned distribution of Charlie Hebdo in the mainly Muslim country, with the government "vehemently" condemning ...

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Boko Haram Crisis: Niger 'Will Not Help Retake' Town Of Baga

Niger has said it will not be involved in attempts to retake the key north-east Nigerian town of Baga from the militant Islamist group, Boko...

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Gunmen Free Over 200 Inmates In Nigeria Jailbreak

Gunmen have freed more than 200 prisoners in Nigeria’s latest jailbreak, police said Sunday. Police recaptured at least 10 escapees from...

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Boko Haram Crisis: 'Militant Traders' Raid Northern Nigerian Town

Hundreds of residents and soldiers are fleeing a northern Nigerian town attacked by militant Islamists disguised as traders, officials say. ...

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Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Nigerian Teaching College

 A female suicide bomber injured four people at a teachers’ college in northwest Nigeria, while the US hit back at allegations it has not do...

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