September 7

• Niger: Onion Crisis Adds to Food Problems

  Onion is king in the land of uranium - until there is a bad crop. That is exactly what happened in Agadez, the northern region of Niger this past year. The Agadez onion is prized... Read more »

September 2

• Niger: Staving Off Hunger in Northern Niger [opinion]

  The small village of Balambouk is just off the dusty desert road some 20 kilometres outside Agadez. It's bustling - the fourth and final aid distribution of the four months when... Read more »

August 27

• Niger: Massive Floods Mean More Misery for Country's Poor

  Torrential rains have swept away crops, tools and homes in Niger, a landlocked country that was already in the throes of a major food shortage. The Meteorological Centre at the... Read more »

August 20

• Niger: Cautious but Festive Eid Celebrations in Niamey

  Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou gathered with members of his cabinet and the country's head imam under the shade of the neem trees outside Niamey's Grand Mosque on Saturday... Read more »

June 11

• Mali: French President Warns of Terrorists in North

  There is a risk of "terrorist" groups setting up in the deserts of northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande warned on Monday, after talks with Niger's President Mahamadou... Read more »

January 20

• Africa: African Press Review 20 January 2012

  Police corruption in Nigeria, Gambia's President Jammeh's re-election promises, the arrest of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye and protests against women wearing trousers... Read more »

December 30, 2011

• Africa: Has 2011 Been Continent's Worst Year?

  Has 2011 been Africa's worst year? And will the economic growth bring hope in 2012? Did Ghana's coup 30 years ago have its bright side? How will Goodluck Jonathan react to... Read more »

October 25, 2011

• Africa: African Press Review 25 October 2011 [analysis]

  Violence hits Nairobi. Zuma's Monday of the long knives, as South Africa sizzles. There's a post-poll slanging match in Nigeria. And is killing 20 people excessive force or not? Read more »

September 13, 2011

• Libya: Army Convoy Crosses Into Niger

  Former strongman Moamer Kadhafi is rumoured to be part of a Libyan army convoy which has crossed into neighbouring Niger. A Niger government source said prominent regime officials... Read more »

September 12, 2011

• Libya: Gaddafi's Third Son, Saadi, Flees to Niger

  Deposed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Saadi has fled to Niger as forces loyal to Libya's new government struggle to overcome fierce resistance in the former leader's remaining... Read more »

• Libya: Where Is Kadhafi? World Asks As NTC Claims He Is Surrounded

  Libya's new rulers claim they know where Moamer Kadhafi is and are closing in on him. After Tuesday's report of a convoy of Kadhafi forces crossing into Niger, the National... Read more »

• Libya: Kadhafi Slams Reports of Niger Flight

  Moamer Kadhafi has slammed reports that he has fled to Niger. Libya's former leader told a Syrian TV station the claims are "psychological warfare and lies" and swore that his... Read more »

June 15, 2011

• Niger: Govt Believes Arms Haul Comes From Libya

  Niger's military is hunting for two vehicles involved in a clash with security forces last Sunday after a third, which was captured, was found to contain 640 kgs of explosives, 435... Read more »

May 10, 2011

• Niger: Freedom for Ousted Leader Tandja

  A Niger appeals court on Tuesday freed the country's ex-president Mamadou Tandja who was jailed after being ousted in a coup in February 2010. Read more »

April 27, 2011

• North Africa: France Says No to Hostage Video Afghan Pull-Out Plea

  France will not give in to demands that it pull out of Afghanistan, officials say, after Al Qaeda's release of a video of hostages in north Africa apparently pleading for the... Read more »

April 6, 2011

• Nigeria: Govt Deports 87 Over Vote-Rigging Concerns

  Nigeria has deported 87 Niger nationals amid concerns they may have been involved in an attempt to rig this month's parliamentary elections. The news came after Nigerian President... Read more »

March 21, 2011

• North Africa: Al-Qaeda Demands 90 Million Euros for French Hostages

  Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim) is demanding at least 90 million euros ransom for the release of four French hostages held since September, a source close to mediators said... Read more »

March 14, 2011

• Niger: Issoufou Wins Vote in Next Step to Civilian Rule

  Social Democratic Party leader Mahamadou Issoufou has won elections in Niger with 57.95 per cent of the vote. He says he intends to return Niger to civilian rule after a military... Read more »

February 26, 2011

• Niger: French, Malagasy, Togolese Hostages Freed

  Three hostages from France, Madagascar and Togo held captive by an Al-Qaeda offshoot in Niger since September have been released, a security source said Friday. Read more »

January 31, 2011

• Niger: Nation Goes to the Polls to Elect New Leader

  Niger's junta leader Salou Djibo called on voters to turn out massively on Monday to elect a new, civilian president and put an end to military rule. Read more »

• Niger: Up to 15 Die in Jos Clashes

  Clashes between Christians and Muslims have left up to 15 people dead in Jos, in central Nigeria. Police say the death toll is only two, but an emergency services official told AFP... Read more »

January 17, 2011

• Niger: Kidnap Victims Laid to Rest in France

  The funerals of two Frenchmen kidnapped in Niger earlier this month and found dead in Mali the following day took place on Monday. Antoine De Léocour and Vincent Delory were... Read more »

January 13, 2011

• Niger: Autopsies Concluded On Frenchmen Abducted From Niger

  One of the two Frenchmen killed kidnapped in Niger and killed in a failed military rescue attempt this weekend was shot in the face, an autopsy completed in Paris on Thursday... Read more »

January 12, 2011

• Niger: Bodies of Frenchmen Killed Arrive in Paris

  The two Frenchmen kidnapped and killed in Niger over the weekend were repatriated Wednesday on an Air France plane that landed at Paris' Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport. Read more »

January 10, 2011

• Niger: French Hostages Killed During Rescue Mission

  French Prime Minister François Fillon said Monday that France is almost certain that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was involved in the kidnapping of two French men in... Read more »