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Nigerian Air Force mistakenly bombed refugee camp, kills at least 100

Nigerian Air Force mistakenly bombed refugee camp, kills at least 100

Nigeria’s air force killed at least 52 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a refugee camp in the country’s northeast on Tuesday, a spokesman from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said after the military earlier disclosed the strike was meant to target Boko Haram militants. MSF said the strike occurred in Rann in […]

January 18, 2017 | By | Reply More
At least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp

At least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp

Oct 07, – The attack targeted a camp in the village of Tassalit in Niger’s Tahoua region, around 525 km (326 miles) northeast of the capital Niamey. At least 22 soldiers were killed in Niger on Thursday when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees, the West African nation’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said. […]

October 7, 2016 | By | Reply More
32 troops killed in Niger clash with Boko Haram

32 troops killed in Niger clash with Boko Haram

Jun 04, – In neighbouring Nigeria, the army meanwhile said it had killed 19 Boko Haram militants in separate fighting in northeast Borno state, while two soldiers suffered gunshot wounds. Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram fighters on Niger’s border with Nigeria, Niger’s defence ministry said on Saturday, one of […]

June 4, 2016 | By | Reply More
Chad’s capital rocked by deadly blasts

Chad’s capital rocked by deadly blasts

Jun 15, – At least 23 people were killed in the twin blasts in N’Djamena, alongside four suspected Boko Haram attackers, Chadian Information Minister Hassan Sylla Bakari announced Monday. Suicide bombers on motorcycles have attacked the police headquarters and the police academy in N’Djamena, killing dozens and wounding many more. The attackers were Boko Haram […]

June 15, 2015 | By | Reply More
Gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria during tense election

Gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria during tense election

Mar 28, – The tense race pits President Goodluck Jonathan against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari for the favor of an electorate divided along a complex mix of ethnic, regional and in some cases religious lines. Gunmen killed at least 15 people including an opposition politician near polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, casting […]

March 28, 2015 | By | Reply More