Niger
Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa.
91 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of Niger)
The earliest story we hold is from Nov 4, 2021.
Stories involving Niger0 named stories in 2026
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2026
Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: whole weeks overlap 2026; counts include days outside 2026.
Dec 29, 2025 - Oct 25, 2026
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Week of Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026: 2 left, 3 center, 1 right, 1% of the sources that published that week · 7 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4% |
| Jan 5, 2026 - Jan 11, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2% |
| Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 91 | 8% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | under 1% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 2% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
44 left · 75 center · 39 right: 158 sources on the spectrum, across 91 linked stories.
Everything else9 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Niger that are not part of any story yet
- Oct 25– 26Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years6 articles · 4 sources2 left, 0 center, 0 right
- Oct 22Austrian, Swiss women kidnapped in Niger are freed — report6 articles · 6 sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Aug 29– Sep 1As capital goes back to normal, Niger downplays soldiers' mutiny34 articles · 12 sources2 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Aug 14– 15US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says92 articles · 46 sources7 left, 23 center, 14 right
Stories that name Niger
- Sep 9– 10UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years18 articles · 15 sources2 left, 7 center, 3 right
- Aug 6– 10Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivity16 articles · 14 sources3 left, 4 center, 4 right
- Jan 4– 5Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria12 articles · 11 sources3 left, 7 center, 0 right
Local coverage
- Aug 29Gunfire and explosions heard near military base in Niger's capital6 articles · 5 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Aug 22Scores of people kidnapped from a mosque as armed groups attacked multiple villages in Nigeria5 articles · 5 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right