Bandits have launched yet another violent raid on rural communities, abducted 24 farmers including pregnant women from a rice farm in the Palaita community of Erena Ward, Shiroro Local Government Area ...

Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in 2023, is now Niger's president. The country's return to democratic norms looks further away than ever. Niger entrenched military rule ...

Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler, France. The company, which is 90 percent owned by the French ...

NIAMEY, Niger -- An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger's capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media. The unidentified man was kidnapped overnight Tuesday into ...

The organised labour in Niger State has given the government 24 hours to commence the refund of monies deducted from civil servants for Contributory Health Care Scheme or face industrial action that ...

This meant that Western nations lost the one partner they had left to rely on in the Sahel region in fighting terrorism. The coup also put Niger at loggerheads with the ECOWAS regional bloc, which ...

Niger's new military government urged to take steps to protect the media and Niger's civic space. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 9 August 2023. The Media Foundation for West ...

There were multiple things to blame for the October ambush in Niger that left multiple U.S. service members dead, including insufficient training and preparation as well as the team’s deliberate ...

The police in Niger State, in collaboration with vigilante members, have intercepted and recovered 520 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. According to the Niger State Police Command in a statement ...

Amid an unpredictable military takeover, neighboring countries have threatened to go to war — some to scuttle the president’s ouster, and others to ensure its success. By Declan Walsh Reporting from ...