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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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20 Indians kidnapped last month from Nigeria coast released, 1 dead in cap
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Jan 19 (ANI): The Indian Mission in Nigeria on Sunday said that 20 seafarers who were kidnapped by pirates last month near the Nigerian coast have been released but one of them lost his life due to adverse conditions in captivity.
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Nigerian national arrested with drugs worth Rupees 5.4 Lakhs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Siolim (Goa) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): A crime branch team here on Thursday arrested a Nigerian national and seized contraband drugs from his possession.
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Delhi Police arrests Nigerian with 500 gm cocaine
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11( ANI): The Delhi Police on Saturday said to have arrested a 33-year-old Nigerian national for allegedly involved in the supply of cocaine.
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Authorities doing their best; optimistic that situation will improve with
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Niger Ambassador to India Leko Ado, who was part of a delegation of foreign envoys which undertook a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said on Friday that he is optimistic after the trip that the situation in the newly-formed Union territory
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Several killed in bridge blast in Nigeria
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Jan 07 (Sputnik/ANI): An explosion occurred in a market on a bridge in Nigeria, killing multiple people and injuring dozens of others, media report.
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Nigeria raring to go for U-19 Cricket World Cup
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Jan 2 (ANI): As the U-19 Cricket World Cup comes nearer, teams are working out their final plans and are all set to enter the tournament, which is seen as the breeding ground for future stars.
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Nigeria: ISIS affiliate executes 11 people to 'avenge Baghdadi's killing'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Dec 29 (ANI): An affiliate of the Islamic State in Nigeria has said that it has executed 11 people in retaliation for the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria in October.
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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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India shares 'concerns' with Nigeria over kidnapping of 20 Indians aboard
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday said that the Indian government has shared its concerns with the Nigerian authorities over the kidnapping of 20 Indians crew members aboard a commercial vessel in the western coast of Africa a day before.
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