Mr Umar Farouk, a Deputy Director in the Niger State Ministry of Land Transportation, was convicted and sentenced to seven ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

Fighting has broken out between the Hausa and Gbagyi communities in Chimbi, a village under Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, over a land dispute. Videos and photos obtained by ...

Authorities have blamed the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate. The military-run government of Niger frequently fights armed groups in ...

Niger, a former French colony located in the Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert, remains one of the world's least-developed nations, despite its significant resource wealth, including uranium.

NIAMEY - Niger's government announced Friday three days of mourning after 44 civilians were killed in the country's southwest by "terrorists" belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group ...

GOOGLE MAPS Niger's government announced Friday three ... by "terrorists" belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group. The victims were killed in a "savage" attack on a mosque ...