Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

Supporters of Niger's ruling junta, gather for a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against ...

Washington Post journalists faced numerous challenges in reporting from the Sahel region of Africa, including hostility from ...

Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara Desert. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's southwest corner along the namesake Niger River. As a whole, Niger’s infrastructure is challenged ...

Led by members of the military-led government in Niger’s capital Niamey, they chanted slogans hostile to French President Emmanuel Macron as well as other leaders in the region with whom Niger ...

The 2023 coup in Niger sparked the rupture. ECOWAS threatened to intervene militarily to reinstate the deposed president and imposed heavy economic sanctions on Niamey, which have now been lifted.

By Sophie Stuber After a deadly fire swept through a ski lodge in Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 79 people, multiple surviving guests and hotel workers said that they did not hear fire alarms ...