One of Africa's biggest countries has demoted French as its official language in favour of a native West African language.

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

Nigeria has reduced electricity supply to Niger Republic by 42%, leading to widespread power cuts in the West African nation ...

Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government said in a bulletin on ...

The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Niger held talks Wednesday on cross-border security, terrorism and economic cooperation, despite tensions between the two neighbours since the July 2023 coup in ...

following similar patterns of prolonged stints in power in Africa’s junta-led countries, including Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. Like military rulers in Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger ...

Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president on Wednesday. A senior government official said Tiani will head the nation over a five-year ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, ...

NIAMEY - Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region ... has promised to restore security in the country, whose vast desert north is ...