Niger State is blessed with the largest land mass in the country, with over 76,000 square kilometres of mostly arable land.

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

Activists and speakers - including King Okabi of the Ogale community - today called for an end to Shell's pollution of the ...

Three months later, in October 2023, the Biden administration finally designated General Abdourahamane Tiani’s seizure of power a “coup”, suspending most aid and removing Niger’s eligibility for the ...

Niger Republic has started restricting entry for Nigerians traveling with the ECOWAS passport, insisting on a valid ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region—notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—have put pressure on western ...

Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire. His reign in the 14th century is often regarded as the height of Mali's ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the efforts of Niger, a country in West Africa, in eliminating onchocerciasis ... are usually located close to remote villages near fertile land ...

The Republic of Niger has reportedly barred Nigerian traders travelling into the country with the Economic Community of West ...