Posts Tagged ‘Niger’

Germany and Italy want control of Libya-Niger border to stem flow of migrants

     The interior ministers of Germany and Italy have written to Brussels urging the creation of an “EU Mission” at the border between Libya and Niger “as soon as possible,” after over 40,000 people traveled through the North African country into Europe this year. “The first months of this year have shown that our efforts […]

Germany and Italy want to take control of Libya-Niger border to stem flow of migrants

“The first months of this year have shown that our efforts up to this point have been insufficient. We must prevent hundreds of thousands of people who are in the hands of smugglers from risking their lives in Libya and the Mediterranean,”said a letter penned by ministers Thomas de Maiziere and Marco Minniti, dated May […]

French, local forces kill three gunmen in northern Niger

World Bulletin / News Desk  French and Niger forces killed three gunmen in a convoy carrying drugs and heavy weapons in Niger close to the Libyan border, the French army said on Monday, as its troops step up efforts to stop gunmen crisscrossing the Sahel-Sahara region. Paris, which has led efforts to push […]

Breaking: Gaddafi’s “Last” Flee to Al Qaeda Stronghold in Niger

“Call Me Bwana”  Gaddafi Ready to Flee South?   By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor   Convoys, crossing a thousand miles of sand, are entering the nation of Niger, said by US counter-terrorism officials to be the staging ground for Al Qaeda in Africa.  This was also where Gaddafi’s mercenary army was recruited from by Israeli […]

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