China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

The Republic of Niger has implemented strict immigration measures, now requiring Nigerians traveling with ECOWAS passports to ...

As Africa’s Sahel region has replaced the Middle East as the epicenter of jihadism, young men are flocking to the cause. They ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger’s ruling military junta said. An ...

The government has given a permit to a national company, Compagnie Miniere de l’Air (Cominair SA), to begin mining in the ...

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an attack near the Burkina Faso border, the Nigerien army announced Wednesday night. The soldiers were ambushed Monday during an operation near the ...

Niger on Sunday announced the imminent start of copper mining in its desert north as the country seeks to diversify its ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Four soldiers were injured in a recent improvised explosive device attack on a mission in the southwestern region of Tillabery, Nigerien defense and security forces said ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in ...

Cross-border traders and commuters are now facing significant challenges as the Nigerien authorities no longer recognise the ECOWAS passport as a valid travel document. In a phone interview with an ...

The Republic of Niger has started enforcing new travel restrictions on Nigerians using the ECOWAS passport, denying entry to ...

It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.