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Sahel: The country of Niger faces Covid and cholera at onceF

First Covid Delta cases emerge in Niger The first cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in the impoverished Sahel state of Niger, which until now has been relatively spared in the pandemic, the authorities said Friday. Genetic sequencing found six...
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Sahel: 16 soldiers killed in jihadist-hit southeast NigerF

An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger's jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16 soldiers and wounded nine others, Defence Minister Alkassoum Indatou told AFP on Wednesday. In the assault late on Tuesday "the positions of our defence and security...
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A destabilized region: Awful week in the SahelF

Introduction by Arezki Daoud: For years, several analysts made dire predictions about where the Sahel was headed. Insurgencies, political turmoil, environmental disaster and humanitarian crises were among the series of problems forecast by experts. Today, all these...
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Niger: Torrentials rains and raging floods kills dozens in Maradi and AgadezF

Heavy rains that have lashed Niger since June have claimed 64 lives, authorities said on Saturday, as floods and landslides hit the West African country normally used to drought. In a statement read out on national television, Niger's cabinet said 32 people had died...
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