Niamey recently endured an unprecedented assault right in its urban core, indicative of the evolving Niger security situation. On the night spanning Wednesday, January 28, to Thursday, January 29, dozens of fighters associated with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) stormed the airport of Niger’s capital, alongside the adjacent Base 101. They indiscriminately fired upon civilian aircraft and ignited military planes. A video subsequently released by the attackers depicted them…
