The city’s bus station is the hub for migrants ... In a drearily familiar African paradox, Niger is mineral rich, the world’s fifth largest producer of uranium, even as it ranks lowest ...

Michael E. Langley, U.S. head of military operations in Africa, to the capital city of Niamey. “The American presence on the ...

The West African country of Niger has been thrown into turmoil following a coup that removed the nation's democratically elected leader. In a strange twist of fate, Niger's leader was ousted by ...

residents face long queues amid an unprecedented shortage of Super fuel, the most widely used gas in this Sahelian state of 26 million people. Niger produces oil but refines only a small amount of it.

The Sahel stretches from the west coast of Africa eastwards across the continent. The GTI's definition of the region includes parts of 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Cameroon ...