Jihadists disrupt crucial wood supplies in Niger capital

Several simultaneous jihadist attacks took place at the dawn of Sunday, 4 May, in the Dosso region of southern Niger. If, on this vital axis for the terrorists through which their supplies of weapons and fuel flow, ISIS fighters in the Greater Sahara regularly target the military, this is the first time that they have engaged in a coordinated assault.

Jihadists disrupt crucial wood supplies in Niger capital

Niamey, Niger (AFP) May 7, 2025 Trucks, camel caravans and donkeys returning at nightfall laden with enormous cargoes of wood are becoming a rare sight in Niger's capital as jihadists encroach on forested areas. It has left Niamey, a city of nearly two million, struggling to obtain crucial wood supplies from the country's southwestern region, close to Burkina Faso where the jihadists have banned the trade in timber. Ni