Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tiani, was on Wednesday sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation ...

Niger has been grappling since the start of the month with an unprecedented shortage of the most widely used petrol in the west African country. "Our tanks have been dry for three days. No-one can ...

Niger’s military junta tightens control, silencing dissent, detaining opponents, and ruling by decree. Civil liberties erode ...