Niger accuses Chad of deadly drone attack in which two civilians died
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Niger denounces French-backed drone strike launched from Chadian territory that killed two civilians (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Niger government condemns a drone strike, carried out from Chad with French support, that killed two civilians on 24 October 2026 in the Agadez region. It has summoned the Chadian ambassador and referred the matter to the United Nations and the African Union.
Territorial aggression in Niger: Niamey accuses Chad and France after a drone strike and refers the matter to the UN (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Niger government accuses Chad, with French support, of a drone strike that killed two civilians near Emiloulou (Agadez) on 24 October. Niamey has summoned Chad's ambassador and referred the matter to the UN and the African Union.
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