Boko Haram fighters ambushed and wounded five Nigerien soldiers who were protecting a key agricultural site near the Nigerian border, local authorities said Wednesday.
The site is one of two in Niger 's southeastern Diffa region created to boost rice and wheat production and generate more than 12,000 jobs, according to the agriculture ministry. Diffa governor…
The work at Lada should also protect residents from flooding caused by high water levels of the Komadougou Yobe River, which forms the border with Nigeria. Diffa, one of the country’s most deprived regions, is home to 300,000 Nigerian refugees and internally displaced people, who fled the violence of Boko Haram and its dissident branch, the Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
The site is one of two in Niger's southeastern Diffa region created to boost rice and wheat production and generate more than 12,000 jobs, according to the agriculture ministry. Diffa governor… The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires.
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