Sentence examples for niger from inspiring English sources

Nigeria's neighbours, Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad, were expected to attend, along with US, UK and EU representatives.

The group has since been pushed back with the help of offensives launched by troops from Chad and Niger while Cameroon has fought off militants along its borders.

The air strike on Tuesday came while Niger is involved in a regional offensive against Boko Haram fighters, who have waged a six-year insurgency that has killed more than 13,000 people.

Ninety-two corpses have been found in the Niger desert; mothers with braided hair and infants strapped to their backs, children with Qur'anic boards tucked under their arms, old men in prayer caps and long robes.

The centres, proposed by the EU in cooperation with Niger, "should be an opportunity to bring ambitious development policies for migrants and for states", said Bernard Cazeneuve, who was in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, for talks with the president.

Hippos with young in tow are the most aggressive, sometimes attacking cattle that come to graze on the banks of the Niger.

At least 18 people, mostly students aged 12 to 13, were aboard the boat crossing the Niger river on Monday.

"The money they use in taking care of this country comes from the Niger Delta," said Wilson, who is known as Ex-General Pastor in a nod to his former days as a travelling preacher.

Burkina Faso and Niger have agreed to exchange 18 towns in order to settle a long-running border dispute and end years of litigation.

On Tuesday, Buhari met his security chiefs for the first time and on Wednesday began a visit to neighbouring Niger and Chad, where he is expected to discuss changes to the regional offensive against Boko Haram.

Orubebe was a former minister of Rivers state, a key battleground in the volatile Niger delta, which produces much of the country's oil.