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Web Review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Niger, worsening impact of the conflict on children

Group of children in Niger

12 September 2021

An increasing number of children are being killed, abducted and recruited by armed groups.
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Monday, 20 September 2021

19 civilians murdered in Niger

Rubble of an old home

24 June 2021

Armed assailants killed 19 civilians in the village of Danga Zawne, Niger
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Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Attack in western Niger claims 19 lives

Map of Niger

18 April 2021 

A group of armed men slaughters 19 victims in the province of Tillaberi.
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Monday, 26 April 2021

UNHCR condemns the attack in Western Niger against displaced population

Women walking in the desert close to Agadez Niger.

23 March 2021

The UNHCR issued a statement on the recent attack in Niger during a press briefing in Geneva.
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Thursday, 01 April 2021

UNICEF calls for urgent intervention to stop violence in Niger

A group of Nigerien children

17 March 2021

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemns the recent “horrific killings” of civilians in western Niger.
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Niger, seven killed in landmine explosion

Landmine

21 February 2021

Seven poll officials of the electoral commission in Niger have been killed in a landmine blast, with three others seriously injured.
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Wednesday, 24 February 2021

UN condemns heinous attacks in Niger that killed at least 100

Silhouette of muslim militants with rifles

04 January 2021

The United Nations Secretary-General condemned a recent attack in two villages of Niger where unidentified gunmen reportedly killed at least 100 and injured dozens
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Monday, 11 January 2021

Safety of refugees at stake, following Boko Haram attack in Niger

Refugees and IDPs in a camp in Toumour waiting for food distribution

15 December 2020

The United Nations is deeply concerned about the new deadly attack against refugees and IDPs in Toumour town
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Monday, 21 December 2020

Army members accused of executing more than 70 civilians in western Niger

Niger soldiers patrol in the desert of Iferouane, Agadez Region, February 2020

05 September 2020

The bodies were discovered in six mass graves: the killings allegedly took place during military operations carried out in Ayorou earlier this year
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Monday, 14 September 2020

10 aid workers kidnapped in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region

The flag of Niger

24 June 2020

A group of 10 humanitarian workers from the NGO Action and Impact Progress have been kidnapped by a group of unidentified gunmen
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Tuesday, 14 July 2020

UNHCR in the Sahel: “We must act now before it is too late”

Malian refugee women waiting for dignity kits to be distributed, Goudoubo camp, Burkina Faso

12 June 2020

Escalating violence urged UNHCR to launch its Sahel Crisis Appeal, highlighting the dire conditions faced by refugees, IDPs and host communities
Category: Niger - Web Review
Thursday, 18 June 2020

Ethnic cleansing beyond Malian borders: three deaths in Niger

Nigerien guards at the Tazalit United Nations refugee camp in the Tahoua region

01 June 2020                   

In Niger, at least three killings in the Intikane refugee camp, the UNHCR denounces the fact as heinous
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Monday, 08 June 2020

More than 1000 migrants rescued since April 2017 in Northern Niger

A migrant rescued after being abandoned by the driver hugs a IOM officer.

17 August 2017
A mission of the International Organisation of Migration revealed that more than 1000 migrants were helped in the Ténéré desert area since April 2017.
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Monday, 21 August 2017

14 civilians killed by Niger soldiers mistaking them for militants

Niger soldiers on flatbed truck in Diffa

26 July 2017
14 civilians from Niger and Nigeria were killed by soldiers after having been wrongly identified as members of the Islamist group Boko Haram.
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Thursday, 27 July 2017

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 9 and abduct 37 in Niger

Almost half of Diffa population is in need of humanitarian help.

12 July 2017
Alleged members of the extremist group Boko Haram targeted a village in the region of Diffa in Niger, kidnapping tens of women and children.
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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Nearly half a million children are at risk of malnutrition in Lake Chad

Refugee living in the Lake Chad region

25 August 2016
UNICEF warns of severe malnutrition putting children at risk in the Lake Chad area.
Category: Niger - Web Review
Wednesday, 09 November 2016

More than 240,000 Displaced in Diffa Region

A makeshift refugee shelter beside the highway east of Diffa, Niger.

21 June 2016
Violence from Boko Haram has caused the displacement of over 240,000 people in Diffa Region, Niger.
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Thursday, 11 August 2016

34 Migrants Dead Including 20 Children in Sahara Desert

Hostile conditions mean only a fraction of those who die trying to cross the area are ever found

16 June 2016
The bodies of 34 migrants have been found in the desert after trying to reach Algeria.
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Monday, 25 July 2016

50,000 Flee South-east Niger After Boko Haram Attack

50,000 Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram violence

7 June 2016
After multiple attacks in the last few days by Boko Haram, 50,000 civilians are forced to flee their homes in Niger. 
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Thursday, 07 July 2016