Niger: More than 100 dead civilians in village attacks
The death toll in attacks on villages in border regions of Niger has risen to more than 100. Attackers struck as first-round presidential results were announced.
Nigerien armed forces are engaged in operations to combat extremist groups in the Sahel
Attackers on motorbikes swept through two villages in western Niger, leaving scores dead in each, a local mayor said on Sunday.
The attacks, on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye in the jihadi-plagued Tillaberi region, are only the latest in a string of massacres of civilians. They took place as first-round national presidential results were announced.