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Fambita Mosque Attack
On 21 March 2025, an armed assault targeted a mosque in the southwestern Niger town of Fambita, Kokorou, resulting in at least forty-four fatalities and thirteen injuries. The Nigerien government subsequently declared a three-day national mourning period. Security authorities attributed responsibility for the attack to the Islamic State – Sahel Province (ISSP). Attack The attack occurred in the Fambita district of Kokorou, a rural community situated near Niger's southwestern border with Burkina Faso and Mali, which had been deemed a focal point of an Islamic State and al-Qaeda-linked jihadist insurgency. According to government statements, armed assailants surrounded the mosque during Ramadan prayer services in the early afternoon hours. The attackers randomly shot at worshippers. The Ministry of Interior characterized the attack as displaying "unusual cruelty" in its execution. Beyond the human casualties, perpetrators also set ablaze the local marketplace and several res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fambita
Fambita (also: ''Fambéta'', ''Fombita'') is a village in the rural commune of Kokorou in Niger. Geography The village, led by a traditional chief ''(chef traditionnel)'', is located approximately 14 kilometers north of the main town of Kokorou, in the rural commune of the same name, which belongs to the Téra department in the Tillabéri region . Other settlements in the vicinity of Fambita include in the northwest, and in the northeast, in the southwest, and and in the west. The climate is that of the Sahel zone, with an average annual rainfall of between 300 and 400 mm. History On May 15, 2023, armed attackers invaded the villages of Fambita, Béra, Doungouro, , Komdi, Kourégou, Sédey, and , extorting livestock. The previous day, livestock had been stolen and two people murdered in the village of Boungou, also located in the Kokorou commune. Residents of all the villages fled under difficult circumstances to the departmental capital, Téra. In an attack attri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marketplace
A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a ''souk'' (from Arabic language, Arabic), ''bazaar'' (from Farsi language, Persian), a fixed ''mercado (other), mercado'' (Spanish language, Spanish), itinerant ''tianguis'' (Mexico), or ''palengke'' (Philippines). Some markets operate daily and are said to be ''permanent'' markets while others are held once a week or on less frequent specified days such as festival days and are said to be ''periodic markets.'' The form that a market adopts depends on its locality's population, culture, ambient, and geographic conditions. The term ''market'' covers many types of trading, such as market squares, market halls, food halls, and their different varieties. Thus marketplaces can be both outdoors and indoors, and in the modern world, online marketplaces. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 In Niger
This article lists events from the year 2025 in Niger. Incumbents * President of Niger: Abdourahamane Tchiani * Prime Minister of Niger: Ali Lamine Zeine Events Ongoing – Benin–Niger Crisis January * 12 January – An Austrian woman Eva Gretzmacher is abducted by unidentified gunmen in Agadez. * 21 January – Four Moroccan truck drivers abducted along the border with Burkina Faso on 18 January are released. * 22 January – Defense minister Salifou Mody announces the creation of a joint military force with Burkina Faso and Mali to combat extremist groups. * 29 January – Niger, along with Burkina Faso and Mali, formally leave ECOWAS. February * 3 February – At least 20 soldiers conducting an operation against cattle thieves are killed in an ambush in Takzat. * 6 February – The junta orders the expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross from Niger without providing an explanation. * 20 February – The National Conference tasked with advising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
