Niger ruling party’s Bazoum extends lead in presidential election
Niger’s ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum has extended his lead in the race for the presidency
US special forces rescue American held in Nigeria: Officials
United States special forces rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an
UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Mali
The UNSC will hold an emergency session on the situation in Mali on Wednesday afternoon after a
IMF board approves emergency support for Burkina Faso, Niger
The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved support for Burkina Faso and Niger
Boko Haram militants kill 92 Chadian soldiers: President
Boko Haram militants killed 92 Chadian soldiers and wounded 47 more in the deadliest attack ever on
At least 23 killed in Niger aid stampede
At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a
About 70 soldiers killed in attack on Niger military camp
About 70 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp in Niger near the border with Mali on
Jihadist violence putting ‘generation at risk’ in Africa’s Sahel: WFP
Jihadist violence in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has forced nearly 1 million people to flee their
Nigeria to form border force with neighbours to fight smuggling
Nigeria and neighbouring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force
Twelve Niger soldiers killed in probable Boko Haram attack
Twelve soldiers in southeastern Niger were killed and eight wounded in an overnight attack by gunmen
Nigeria’s Buhari vows crackdown on abusive Islamic schools
Police found nearly 300 people held in captive in an Islamic school in Daura area of Katsina.
African satirist Mamane plans drama school to promote ‘freedom’
On a dusty patch of land on the outskirts of the capital Niamey, Niger’s most famous comedian Mamane
IS jihadists kill seven Tuareg leaders in Sahel
Islamic State jihadists in south-western Niger have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group
West Africa wealth inequalities reaching extreme levels
A report by Oxfam and DFI said the vast majority of West Africans were “denied the most essential
Nigeria and Benin sign landmark African trade accord
Nigeria and Benin signed a landmark African trade accord on Sunday ahead of the deal’s official
Ramaphosa in Niger to participate in AU Summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Niger to participate in the Africa Union Summit which starts on
Africa prepares for AfCFTA, AU session underway in Niger
The 35th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) is meeting in Niamey,
Niger says it thwarts four suicide bombers near fuel depot
Security forces in southeast Niger shot dead four suicide bombers from the Boko Haram jihadist group
Death toll in Niger tanker truck explosion rises
The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger’s capital
No more ‘fifth wife’ sex slaves and maids, Niger’s top court rules
Niger’s top court has outlawed the practice of keeping women as maids and sex slaves known as “fifth