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Meningitis epidemic kills 336 children in Nigeria

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Suspected extremists kill at least 5 gendarmes in Niger

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Extremists attack Niger military patrol, kill 15 soldiers

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Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou, left, walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a meeting in Niamey, Niger, Monday Oct. 10, 2016. Niger’s president said Monday that Germany can build a military logistics base in this West African country as it seeks to strengthen its support of the fight against extremism here and in Mali. President Mahamadou Issoufou spoke alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the second leg of her three-nation African visit. (AP Photo/Moctar Ali Tondi)

Niger says Germany can build military logistics base there

By DALATOU MAMANE - Associated Press

Women and children rescued by Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram extremists at Sambisa Forest wait for treatment at at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria Monday, May 4, 2015. Even with the crackle of gunfire signaling rescuers were near, the horrors did not end: Boko Haram fighters stoned captives to death, some girls and women were crushed by an armored car and three died when a land mine exploded as they walked to freedom. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Boko Haram fight must to deal with region’s economic needs

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

In this photo made available by the Nigerian Military taken Wednesday, April 29, 2015, a Nigerian soldier speaks to woman and children that were allegedly rescued by the Nigerian Military after being taken by Islamic extremists in Sambisa Forest, Nigeria. Scores more women and children have been rescued from Islamic extremists in the remote Sambisa Forest, Nigeria's military said amid reports that some of the women fought their rescuers fiercely. (Nigerian Military via AP)

Nigerian troops who fled Boko Haram now have them on the run

By MICHELLE FAUL - Associated Press

Chadian soldiers stand at a checkpoint in front of a Boko Haram flag in the Nigerian city of Damasak, Nigeria, Wednesday March 18, 2015. Damasak was flushed of Boko Haram militants last week, and is now controlled by a joint Chadian and Nigerien force. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) ** FILE **

Boko Haram using civilians as human shields, official says

By Michelle Faul and Edwin Kindzeka Moki - Associated Press

People stand with their belongings as they leave there homes traveling by bus after recent fighting between Nigerian government forces and Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Nigeria's electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force time to secure northeastern areas under the sway of Boko Haram, an official close to the commission told The Associated Press on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)

Nigeria elections postponed following Boko Haram violence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a meeting with people that wrote him letters explaining how they benefited from the Affordable Care Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Washington. Obama also condemned the execution of Jordanian Air Force pilot First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama, U.S. blind to Islamic State Libya threat, top official warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Boko Haram terrorists, who have left devastation in parts of Nigeria (pictured), are bringing their mayhem into Niger, says a Catholic missionary, who is in hiding but sent an email to a Catholic charity.
(AP Photo/Muhammed Giginyu, File)

Boko Haram behind attacks on churches in Niger, says Catholic missionary

Catholic News Agency

Boko Haram has destroyed hundreds of vehicles during a terror spree in Bama, Nigeria. The Islamic extremists in Nigeria's northeast also killed 115 people and razed more than 1,500 buildings. (Associated Press)

Spread of brutal Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram alarms U.S.

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

In this photo taken early Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, Malian singer Salif Keita, rear center, performs on stage at a music festival at Segou, Mali. Long before Mali captured the global spotlight as an al-Qaida training ground where French soldiers had to intervene, the West African nation was celebrated for producing some of the biggest stars in world music. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)

Mali music festival returns after end of war

By BABA AHMED - Associated Press

** FILE ** Pentagon press secretary George Little (center) takes part in an audio news conference with Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Clark of the Air Force Special Operations Command (pictured on a television top right) at the Pentagon on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)

Official: U.S. may set up drone base in Niger

By Pauline Jelinek and Robert Burns - Associated Press

Algerian firemen carry a coffin containing a person killed during the gas-facility hostage situation at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

2 Canadian militants involved in Algerian siege

By Aomar Ouali and Karim Kabir - Associated Press

** FILE ** Malian soldiers from the 512th Motorized Infantry Company complete their training by U.S. Special Forces (top) in the desert near Timbuktu in Mali in March 2004 as part of the U.S. Pan-Sahel Initiative to secure the Sahel region from being used by terrorists. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Timbuktu, ancient Islamic city in Mali, under attack

By Michelle Faul - Associated Press

Sani Boubakar of Niger (above) prays and Richard Arthur Opentil of Ghana savors victory after Niger's team lost to Ghana's Black Challenge, which Opentil captains, at last week's 2011 Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football tournament in Ghana. Angola, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone also fielded teams, and Liberia won the cup. The competitions help players not only overcome their disabilities but also move beyond turbulence in their nations. (Clair MacDougall/Special to The Washington Times)

Africans united in amputee soccer match

By Clair MacDougall - Special to The Washington Times

**FILE ** Seif al-Islam Gadhafi talks to reporters at the ancient city of Cyrene, near al-Bayda, Libya, in September 2007. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Libya says Gadhafi son to be tried at home

By Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Rami Al-Shaheibi - Associated Press

**FILE ** Seif al-Islam Gadhafi talks to reporters at the ancient city of Cyrene, near al-Bayda, Libya, in September 2007. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Gadhafi son Seif al-Islam seized in southern Libya

By Rami Al-Shaheibi - Associated Press