NIAMEY — Supporters of the losing presidential candidate in Niger set several buildings on fire, burnt tyres and threw rocks at the police on Thursday, as the authorities announced that two people had ...

According to the Niger Economic Update, released today by the World Bank, the ongoing health and security crisis is undermining recent gains in economic growth. This situation also increased poverty ...

Current events in Niger mean world attention is turning to the West African uranium-producing country. Here is an overview of Niger's uranium sector. After reports on 26 July that presidential guards ...

Niger has ordered the Hurkus aircraft, but it's unclear how many and what variant it chose. (Turkish Aerospace Industries) MERSIN, Turkey — Niger has become the first foreign customer of the Hurkus ...

April 2 (UPI) --Events in Niger took a dramatic turn days before the country was about to make history by conducting the first transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another ...

Only a few days into 2021, gunmen attacked Rambadawa, in northern Nigeria, to loot the village and steal cattle. “I was on my way home when I came face to face with the bandits,” says Abdoulaye. “They ...

China donated 400,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm to Niger on Sunday, the first vaccines the West African nation has received, Niger's presidency said. DAKAR, March 21 ...

Seven workers with Niger's election commission were killed in a landmine explosion during a day of voting that's expected to bring the country's first democratic transition of power since becoming an ...

Niger gained independence in 1960, but France’s presence still looms large. By Mdou Moctar Mr. Moctar is a songwriter and musician. This personal reflection is part of a series called Turning Points, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the theme of “Sustaining Solutions That Work,” Nigerian nonprofit and non-governmental organization (NGO) Foundation for Partnerships Initiatives in ...