http://www.news24.com/Tags/Places/niger Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fri, 24 May 2013 15:43:09 +0200 A twin suicide attack that killed at least 21 people in northern Niger was planned by Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a report says. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Algerian-jihadist-behind-Niger-attack-20130524-3 A double suicide attack in Niger on Thursday left more than 20 people dead, mostly soldiers. Some fear this could mean conflict is spreading from neighboring Mali. Watch a video about the situation. http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/Africa/Niger-attacks-fuel-fears-Mali-conflict-could-spread-20130524 Islamist militants have staged brazen twin car bomb attacks on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger, killing at least 19 people and taking trainee army officers hostage. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/19-dead-hostages-taken-in-Niger-attacks-20130523 Two suicide bombers have struck at a military barracks and a plant run by French nuclear group Areva in northern Niger, military and company sources say. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/2-suicide-bombers-strike-in-Niger-towns-20130523 The UN says it is working to contain a cholera outbreak in Niger in a refugee camp for people fleeing the conflict in Mali. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Niger-refugee-camp-hit-by-cholera-20130521 US military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a UN-backed offensive against al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali, military officers say. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/US-to-train-African-troops-for-Mali-in-Niger-20130516-3 The United Nations says 800 000 people in Niger face food insecurity and that some 84 000 are in immediate need of assistance as the humanitarian crisis worsens. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Niger-food-crisis-worsens-20130512