The stakeholders, who are anti-open grazing, faulted the contention of the Miyetti Allah, a Fulani socio-cultural association, that the herders were not empowered to practice ranching.

Malian arts scene threatened by jihadist activity, funding woes West African political shifts ripple through festival in Segou Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger exit ECOWAS, form new alliance Listeners swayed ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by ...

The First Lady of Niger State, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago, has called for increased awareness to combat the dangers of ...

A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Niger’s military authorities have announced plans to hold a major conference on the country’s transition to democracy. This ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

The senator said that Nigeria, as Head of ECOWAS, had insisted on the restoration of constitutional democracy in Niger ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said. An ...