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At Least 26 Children Dead In Niger School Fire
At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood classrooms caught fire in southern Niger, seven months after a similar tragedy in the capital Niamey.
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Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger, Clashes With Army
Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, two Niger military officials said.
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Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger and Clashes with Army
Around 25 people were killed on Wednesday in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, Niger military officials said.
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Forced Marriages, Too Many Babies Quash Hope for Niger's Girls
Fifteen-year-old Ousseina's dream of becoming a nurse is already over. "For me, school's finished," said the frail teenager who sells eggs by a roadstop in the southern Niger town of Maradi.
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Boko Haram Attacks Prison in Niger, 4 Killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.
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Niger Governor Orders Islands Evacuated After Boko Haram Attacks
A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation's inhabited islands on Lake Chad following a deadly attack there by Boko Haram militants last week.
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France Struggles to Assist Boko Haram Fight From Afar
France has found itself the best positioned Western nation to assist in the regional fight against Boko Haram -- but also the most vulnerable to being sucked into an open-ended war, experts say.
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France to Strike Terrorists Leaving Southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
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EPL star's brother kidnapped in Niger
Gunmen in Niger have seized the elder brother of Everton and Nigeria player Joseph Yobo from a hotel in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, police said.
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At Least 26 Children Dead In Niger School Fire
At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood classrooms caught fire in southern Niger, seven months after a similar tragedy in the capital Niamey.
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Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger, Clashes With Army
Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, two Niger military officials said.
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Around 25 Dead in Boko Haram Raid in Niger and Clashes with Army
Around 25 people were killed on Wednesday in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent clashes between the Islamist militants and the army, Niger military officials said.
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Forced Marriages, Too Many Babies Quash Hope for Niger's Girls
Fifteen-year-old Ousseina's dream of becoming a nurse is already over. "For me, school's finished," said the frail teenager who sells eggs by a roadstop in the southern Niger town of Maradi.
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Boko Haram Attacks Prison in Niger, 4 Killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.
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Niger Governor Orders Islands Evacuated After Boko Haram Attacks
A regional governor in southern Niger on Thursday ordered the evacuation of the West African nation's inhabited islands on Lake Chad following a deadly attack there by Boko Haram militants last week.
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France Struggles to Assist Boko Haram Fight From Afar
France has found itself the best positioned Western nation to assist in the regional fight against Boko Haram -- but also the most vulnerable to being sucked into an open-ended war, experts say.
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France to Strike Terrorists Leaving Southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
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EPL star's brother kidnapped in Niger
Gunmen in Niger have seized the elder brother of Everton and Nigeria player Joseph Yobo from a hotel in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, police said.
