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On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum.Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, after confirming the success of the coup.
Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād[ 22 ] (Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit. 'Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad '), [ 23 ] is an Islamist jihadist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and ...
ABUJA/KADUNA (Reuters) -At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria's Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African ...
The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, [79][80] when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. [54][81] The conflict is taking place within the context of long-standing issues of religious violence between Nigeria 's Muslim and Christian communities, and the ...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety.
August 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM. ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned ...
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: Al-Jazīrah, lit. 'The Island' [æl (d)ʒæˈziːrɐ]) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered at Wadi Al Sail, Doha, [3] [4].The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which provide coverage of regional and international news, along with analysis, documentaries, and talk shows.
Improvised explosive devices, firearms. Deaths. 8+. Perpetrators. Nigerian bandits. On 28 March 2022, an Abuja – Kaduna train was attacked in Katari, Kaduna State, Nigeria. In response, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) briefly halted operations along the route. [2][3]