Tag: Niger

Tripoli: A total of 131 refugees were evacuated to Niger from Tripoli, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday – the World Refugee Day – urging states to help it airlift thousands more people to safety from war-torn Libya. The refugees, from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan, and including 65 minors, were evacuated from Tripoli […]

Niamey: Unidentified gunmen killed six French citizens and two Nigerien guides who were visiting a wildlife park east of Niger’s capital early Sunday, the West African nation’s interior ministry said. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office confirmed that some French citizens were killed during the attack but would not elaborate. Macron had a phone call with […]