saw a cross in and out of the poorest borders our correspondent argument addresses in the capital niamey and says the attack took place on the same day as election results were announced. and officials said the gunman who targeted the 2 villages have crossed in tunisia from the border with mali and that is not the only problematic area. the border with brooke you know faso is porous and has seen attacks from armed men on groups loyal to al qaida and islamic state and on the border with nigeria we've seen increased activity in both attacks targeting not only c.v.s. but also military personnel a senior security official confirmed to all jazeera that in one of the villages more than 50 people have been killed but it's not sutton the number of people killed in the 2nd village he said a government delegation is on its way to the village to assess the situation and. help to the victims as well as properly secure that particular location and this is all coming at a time when the country is preparing to head into another election i don't know if election result of last sunday's outcome of the pr

money who's also a former president am an injury says been following those results from the capital niamey. whether or not more people will come out to vote because of voter fatigue in for every it depends on how well they pass their message messages too but this campaign has been characterized by petty issues of tribalism of racism but it's largely want without any major incident despite the threat of attacks by armed groups boko haram from niger inside and then i'll tell you that i still and the others on the board cannot be and molly and border things are looking up good for this country however the ruling parties fail to do what it promised to do to win this election in the past it would have been the 1st time a presidential candidate won an election in asia for the 1st time without going into a 2nd round which means of course with this development now the ruling party always have a party that ends up winning in trouble or it will need to form a coalition of parties to govern very well african union and un peacekeepers are to begin withdrawing from sudan's darfur region their joint mis

al qaeda and i saw cross in the nights by the poorest borders of mediterranean says in the capital niamey with more on what the country's leader had to say. prime minister bruges address the nation late sunday evening confirming that about 100 people have been killed in the attacks on the 2 villages now this is one of the worst massacres in the history of this country since these attacks began now the mayor of the local commune said the attackers came on about 100 motorcycles and in 2 columns attacking the 2 religious symbol to news lee sources say there has been some form of lynching by the local community killing 2 armed men just days or days before and some believe that this could be a prize a little by the groups who continue to launch attacks on civilian and military targets across the border with mali and then retreat into the ungoverned spaces in these 2 countries now the area north launches have send more money in for cement in the area and to beef up security for the protection of local communities now the local communities facing a very difficult situation cooperating with the m

have launched attacks there in the past a correspondent armitage greece has more from the capital niamey. well an official told al-jazeera that the attackers the gunman the targeted these 2 villages crossed over into from mali and that at least 50 people have been killed in one of the villages he's not sure about the number of casualties in the 2nd village but he said and government delegation is already on its way to assess the situation there now we've seen increased activity in terms of operations by i'm groups in mali i'd like to either like i you there all i saw as well as in birkenau fassel and that's not the only region. in the shed that is having issues with security on the border with nigeria boko haram has been active we've seen increasing attacks bible koran targeting not all a civilian but also military personnel and that's awfully shelly sterling is that in fact there are no military casualties among the 50 over 50 people killed. well none of the quds is a teaching fellow in politics and international relations at the university of aberdeen he says the regional security chal

reports from the capital niamey. workers at this garment factory rushed to deliver thousands of fees masks the owner says more than 2 and a half 1000000 were made here to help control the spread of corporate 90. but as the africa free trade agreement comes into effect he foresees trouble ahead for the continent's poor countries. and one of the small and poor economies will always be at a disadvantage hopefully as time goes on we can get special considerations otherwise it will be difficult to compete. businesses in poor countries may have their concerns but overall experts say the agreement will eventually benefit them they believe the cheap cost of labor in these countries will attract more industries and that yet they did. in 2 african trade industrial development the level and pace of industrialization among african countries very some will have an advantage over others but african countries need to buy and sell roll and finished products among themselves. currently imports most of its needs from bottled water to

eisel have launched attacks there in the past let's cross live maritz who joins us from the capital niamey ahmed what morkie tell us about these attacks. well an official told our designer that the attackers the gunman the targeted these 2 villages crossed over into from mali and that at least 50 people have been killed in one of the villages he's not sure about the number of casualties in the 2nd village but he said a government delegation is already on its way to assess the situation there now we've seen increased activity in terms of permissions by m groups in mali to either you know or eisel as well as in broken apostle and that's not the only region. in egypt that is having issues with security on the border with nigeria but what i'm has been active we've seen increasing attacks bible quote targeting not only is the vians but also military personnel and that's of usually standing as but in fact there are no military casualties among the 50 over 50 people killed in the in the attacks near the border with money. but this is all coming as a sense that head to the polls again in a preside

have launched attacks there in the past a correspondent with the trees has more from the capital niamey an official said the government all targeted the 2 villages have cost engineers from the border with mali and that is not the only problematic area in asia the border with brooke you know fossil.

amid a brisk is in the capital niamey. this competing has been characterized by petty issues of tribalism of racism but it largely went without any major incident this pride the threat of attacks by i'm groups book white i'm from nigerian side and then i you know i still and the others on the cannot be and mali and border things looking up good for this country how about the ruling party feel to do what it promised to do to win this election in the last round it would have been the 1st time a presidential candidate won an election in this year for the 1st time without going into a 2nd round which means of course with this development now the ruling party or whichever party that ends up winning in tripoli will need to form a coalition of parties to govern the world an artillery strike has killed at least 5 people during a wedding ceremony in the yemeni city on sunday that the shell landed in front of a wedding hall in the western port city many civilians were also injured the saudi coalition and who the vet bills are blamin

correspondent ahmed addresses in the capital niamey and says the attack took place on the same day as election results were announced. and officials said the gunman who targeted the 2 villages have crossed in tunisia from the border with mali and that is not the only problematic area. the border with brooke you know faso is porous and has seen attacks from armed men on groups loyal to al qaida and islamic state and on the border with nigeria we've seen increased activity in boko haram attacks targeting not only c.v.s. but also military personnel a senior security official confirmed to all jazeera that in one of the villages more than 50 people have been killed but it's not subtle the number of people killed in the 2nd village he said a government delegation is on its way to the village to assess the situation and. help to the victims as well as properly secure that particular location and this is all coming at a time when the country is preparing to head into another election i don't know if election result of last sunday's outcome of the presidential vote no but no one was able to sc

have launched attacks there in the past a correspondent with the dress has more from the capital niamey. an official said the gunman who targeted the 2 villages have crossed in tunisia from the border with mali and that is not the only problematic area in asia the border with brooke you know faso is porous and has seen attacks from armed men on groups loyal to al qaida and islamic state and on the border with nigeria we've seen increased activity in boko haram attacks targeting not only c.v.s. but also military personnel a senior security official confirmed to al-jazeera that in one of the villages more than 50 people have been killed but it's not certain the number of people killed in the 2nd village he said a government delegation is on its way to the village to assess the situation and offer help to the victims as well as properly secure that particular location and this is all coming at a time when the country is preparing to head into another election iran of election as a result of last sunday's outcome of the presidential vote no but no one was able to score the necessary 50 perc

people have been killed in an attack on 2 villages in the share it happens at north of the capital niamey near the border to mali a number of fundamentalist groups are active in the country under battling for control of the region. one of germany's top doctors unions is urging the country's lock them to be extended beyond january 10th it says hospitals are working out.

that of was money i former president and address has been following those results from the capital niamey. whether or not more people will come out to vote because of voter fatigue in february it depends on how well they pass their message let's listen just to but this campaign has been characterized by petty issues of tribalism of racism but it largely went without any major incident despite the threat of attacks by armed groups boko haram from nigeria inside and then i'll tell you that i still and the others on the board cannot agree and mali and border things are looking up good for this country however the ruling parties failed to do what it promised to do to win this election in the 1st trial it would have been the 1st time a presidential candidate won an election in this year for the 1st time without going into a 2nd round which means of course with this development now the ruling party always have a party that ends up winning in tripoli will need to form a coalition of parties to govern very well african union and un peacekeepers will begin withdrawing from sudan's darfur region th

it happened a region neighboring mali because of falso and binny and its reports from the capital niamey villages in western e.j. gather to pray after one of the deadliest days in the nation's recent history these graves just 2 days old. the prime minister flew in to see the devastation for himself don't let up we came to provide moral support and presenting condolences of the president of the republic the government and the entire nation of. new jersey interior minister says the villages were attacked on saturday after local people killed 2 fighters from an unknown group but no one has claimed responsibility for these attacks it is a. very risky. bets on the situation is simply horrible committed by an identified individuals but the investigations will be conducted so that this crime does not go unpunished that we can attacks in the 2 lobby a region where some of the deadliest since armed groups began carrying them out in the. gold just before the general elections 7 soldiers were killed in fighting in the border region between mali and burkina faso. has endured a series of attacks by g