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US General admits answers needed over Niger deaths
The top US general says the American people, including the families of four fallen soldiers in Niger, deserve answers about the deadly ambush that led to the soldier's deaths this month.
General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman...
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US General Admits Answers Needed in Niger Attack
The top US general says the American people, including the families of four fallen soldiers in Niger, deserve answers about the deadly ambush that led to the soldier's deaths this month.
General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman...
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Kelly: Niger probe doesn't signal wrongdoing
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said on Thursday there is an investigation into the ambush in Niger that killed four American soldiers.
But he stressed, "there is always an investigation," and launching one does not...
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CLEAN : An oasis for female entrepreneurs in Niger
Oasis a start up incubator focusing on women and the environment which aims to provide training for 10,000 women in three years is inaugurated in Niger's capital Niamey
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New Niger Video Shows Escape of US Forces
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Niger, West Africa - 4 October 2017
1. UPSOUND (English) Various of Niger ambush
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Merkel praises Niger's cooperation in battle against illegal immigration
The leaders of Germany and Niger met on Wednesday near Berlin, to discuss ways in which they can work together to combat illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Niger President...
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CLEAN : Niger President hoping for more robust anti terror fight in Sahel
The President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou says the UN peacekeeping force in northern Mali needs to be given a more offensive mandate in order to defeat jihadists in the region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Nigers Muslims and Christians hold conference for peace
Nigers Christian and Muslim communities came together for a conference on living in peace eight months after inter religious violence sparked by the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Niger locals battle deadly floods to save homes
Exceptionally high water levels in the river Niger are causing severe flooding for people who live along its banks in the Niger capital Niamey (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Niger: Young girls kick aside taboos to play football
Religion is really a barrier laments Ali Mamadou the national coach (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Residents of Maiduguri react to Chadian troops leaving Nigeria
Residents of Maiduguri react to the withdrawal of Chadian troops from Nigeria (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Niger: reaction after 71 soldiers killed in jihadist attack
Residents of Niamey react to a deadly jihadist attack on a Niger military camp near the border with Mali (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : 'Humanitarians alone in the face of violence', says French NGO chief
"Humanity has asked NGOs to work where no one goes any more (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : UN agencies raise alarm about humanitarian situation in Africa's Sahel
UN agencies raise the alarm about the dire humanitarian situation in Sahel, announcing that a high-level donor conference will take place next week for Africa's crisis-wracked region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : W.African bloc urges Mali junta to appoint civilian transition head
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS calls on Mali's military junta, which seized power last month, to appoint a civilian to head a transition government by September 15 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Images of damage after Boko Haram attack in Niger claims at least 27 lives
Images of damages after jihadists from the Boko Haram group killed at least 27 people in an attack of "unprecedented savagery" in the town of Toumour, in the southeastern Niger region of Diffa, according to local officials (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Nigeria school devastated after attack and abduction of students
Nigerian authorities stepped up efforts to rescue students abducted by armed men who raided their hostels (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Niger presidential favourite Bazoum holds election rally
Mohamed Bazoum, leader of the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) and favourite to succeed President Mamahamdou Issoufou, meets thousands of supporters at a rally in the country's second city Zinder ahead of December...
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CLEAN : Nigeriens vote in presidential election runoff
In the face of large-scale insecurity in Niger, some 7.4 million voters cast their ballots in a presidential runoff between favorite Mohamed Bazoum, loyal to incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou, and former president Mahamane Ousmane (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Supporters of Niger's Bazoum go on offensive against opposition candidate
On the last day of the electoral campaign for the second round of the presidential election in Niger, members and supporters of the PNDS party and parties aligned with candidate Mohamed Bazoum hold a rally in Niamey (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN : Niger opposition holds final rally ahead of presidential vote
A coalition of Nigerien opposition parties holds a last rally in the capital Niamey before campaigning closes for a presidential run-off vote on Sunday (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Jihad-hit Niger's new president blasts 'terrorists' for 'war crimes'
Niger's newly-elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, hit out at "terrorist groups whose barbarity has exceeded every limit" after taking the helm of a country struggling with two jihadist insurgencies (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : UN delegation in Niger as Sahel plagued by jihadist atrocities
The delegation of the UN Security Council visiting Niger, says it is"very actively" concerned with the situation in the Sahel, which is facing atrocities by jihadist groups that are destabilizing the region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : Niger hosts major Sahara camel race
Twenty-five camels on the starting line, two laps of five kilometres and a winner aged only 10 years old: the Ingall camel race, in the north of Niger is once again the flagship event of the "Salt Cure" festival, a great celebration of...