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Niger announces 3-day national mourning after deadly attacks on 2 villages
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Niger's Interior Minister Alkache Alhada on Monday declared three days of nationwide mourning after terrorists attacked two villages in the west of the country killing about 100 people.
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Niger's former President Mamadou Tandja dies at 82
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], November 25 (ANI): Niger's former President Mamadou Tandja died at the age of 82 in the capital of Niamey, confirmed President Issoufou Mahamadou late on Tuesday.
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Gunmen kill 6 French nationals in Niger
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Aug 10 (ANI): Gunmen killed six French aid workers, a Nigerian guide, and a driver in a wildlife park on Sunday, informed officials.
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Some 20 civilians killed in several militant attacks in Niger
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Niamey, [Niger], May 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Around 20 civilians have been killed in a series of militant attacks in the southwest of Niger, national media reported on Sunday.
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S Jaishankar, Niger President inaugurate spacious, modern convention centr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Niamey (Niger), Jan 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou have jointly inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC), a spacious, modern and eco-friendly facility for high-level conventions here.
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EAM's visit to Niamey is reiteration of importance India attaches to its r
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that the visit by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Niamey is the "reiteration of importance India attaches to its relations Niger and with other countries in the Sahel."
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India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in Niger
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Jan 21 (ANI): India on Tuesday inaugurated its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in the West African state of Niger as part of its outreach to the continent.
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Jaishankar arrives in Niger's Niamey, visits Indian embassy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Jan 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (local time) arrived in Niamey, the capital of Niger, for what he called it as the first-ever visit by an Indian Foreign Minister to the country.
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14 troops killed after terrorists attack convoy in Niger
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Dec 27 (ANI): 14 members of the security forces were killed after armed terrorists ambushed their convoy in the West African nation of Niger, country's Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, adding that several assailants were also killed in the incident.
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Terror attack on Niger military base leaves 71 soldiers dead
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Niamey [Niger], Dec 13 (ANI): At least 71 soldiers were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a deadly terror attack that targeted an army base camp in the western part of the country near the Mali border on Tuesday.
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India extends $15 mn assistance to Niger for holding AU summit
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): India has extended USD 15 million assistance to Niger for organising the African Union (AU) summit scheduled to be held in Niamey early next month.
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MoU signed for establishing Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in Niger
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 20 (ANI): India and Niger on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC) in Niamey, Niger with the Indian government's grant assistance.
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