Niamey

Nigerien soldiers patrol at the border with neighbouring Nigeria near the town of Diffa.

Why the US military is building a drone base in Niger

February 28, 2018
Conflict

The $110 million drone base is slated to open later this year. Residents of the city of Algadez have a lot of conspiracy theories about exactly why US troops are nearby.

Why the US military is building a drone base in Niger

Guitarist Bombino is Dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of West Africa

July 11, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media
Guitarist Bombino is Dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of West Africa

Saddi Gadhafi Flees to Niger

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Saddi Gadhafi Flees to Niger

Ongoing Questions Concerning the Whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi

September 7, 2011
Global Politics
Ongoing Questions Concerning the Whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi
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Niger's songwriter Bombino

April 14, 2011
Arts, Culture & Media
Niger's songwriter Bombino

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