Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief

On 21 March, assailants from the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) – an ISIL affiliate – surrounded Fambita Mosque and randomly shot at worshippers, according to a statement from Niger’s defence ministry. They then reportedly set a market and several homes on fire. “The egregious attack on the Fambita Mosque – during […]