Bloody siege over, de-miners scour Algeria complex
British premier says 3 Britons confirmed killed, 3 others feared dead in confrontation with extremist Islamist hostage-takers
View Article25 more bodies found at Algerian plant, officials say
At least 81 killed in hostage crisis; still unclear whether anyone was rescued in special forces operation
View ArticleUS sets up drone base in Niger to help war in Mali
Surveillance unit to collect intel, share with French allies fighting Islamists in north African country
View ArticleAhmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger
Al-Jazeera: Iranian president sets off on a three-nation Africa tour in search of UN support and nuclear fuel sources
View ArticleAhmadinejad visits uranium-rich Niger
Selling mineral to Iran would be illegal, says West African nation’s foreign minister
View ArticleLetter offers rare glimpse into al-Qaeda’s inner workings
Disciplinary missive to terror mastermind Moktar Belmoktar, behind major north African attacks, provides window into messy split with highly structured group
View ArticleGaddafi’s son extradited to Libya
Al-Saadi had fled in 2011 when his father’s regime was crumbling and been under house arrest since
View ArticleGaddafi son al-Saadi extradited to Libya
Playboy son of deposed dictator deported from refuge in Niger to face charges for abuses during father’s reign
View ArticleHollande: Last French hostage held abroad is freed
French president says Serge Lazarevic, who had been kidnapped by al-Qaeda in 2011, is in ‘relatively good health’
View ArticleChurches torched in Niger anti-Charlie Hebdo protests
Rioters in West African country burn French-linked institutions; Europe on edge from recent attacks
View ArticleMosque blasts kill 55 in Nigeria
Bombings come as extremist Islamist group Boko Haram briefly seizes a town in neighboring Cameroon
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