September 26

• Mali: Refugees Overwhelm Mauritania Camp

  Since the Tuareg rebellion and the capture of north Mali by Islamist groups, refugees have been overwhelming M'Bera. Read more »

January 27

• Tunisia/Niger: Last Gasp Tunisia See Off Lively Niger

  Tunisia all but sealed a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a last gasp 2-1 win over debutants Niger here on Thursday. Read more »

• Tunisia/Niger: Carthage Eagles Aim to Swoop Into Afcon Knockout Stage

  Tunisia can all but seal their place in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with a victory over Niger in their second Group C clash at the Stade d'Angondjé... Read more »

January 23

• Gabon/Niger: Heads Up for Hosts As Newcomers Suffer

  Gabon galloped to a 2-0 win over outclassed debutants Niger here on Monday to get their Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to the ideal start. Read more »

January 19

• Niger: More Than Five Million Going Hungry in Niger - PM

  More than five million people are going hungry in Niger, the impoverished west African country's premier said Wednesday. Read more »

January 6

• Africa: Jailed Al-Qaeda Member Talks of French Hostage Deaths

  One of two French hostages seized in Niger last January by Al-Qaeda's North African wing (AQMI) was executed that month by his kidnappers but the other died in a burning vehicle, a... Read more »

January 4

• Niger: Justice Ministry Goes Up in 'Criminal' Blaze

  The offices of Niger's justice ministry in Niamey were ravaged by a serious fire, which broke out in the early hours of the morning and was officially said to be of "criminal... Read more »

January 3

• Niger: Justice Ministry Goes Up in Flames

  The offices of Niger's justice ministry in Niamey have been ravaged by a serious fire which broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Read more »

December 27, 2011

• Niger: Food Crisis Threatens More Than Half of Country's Villages

  More than half of Niger's farming villages face food shortages in the next few months after poor harvests, Agriculture Minister Oua Seydou told parliament Saturday. Read more »

December 19, 2011

• West Africa: IMF Head Arrives in Nigeria for First Africa Visit

  IMF head Christine Lagarde arrived in Nigeria on Sunday for her first visit to Africa as head of the fund, a spokesman said, with the trip also to take her to the neighbouring... Read more »

December 18, 2011

• Niger: Opposition Demands Probe Into Protest Deaths

  An opposition politician in Niger Saturday demanded an independent enquiry into how a high school student and a woman were killed during clashes between police and demonstrators... Read more »

December 14, 2011

• Niger: Ten People Die in Bomb Blast

  At least ten people were killed in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday following a bomb blast and gunfire targeted at soldiers, said a hopsital source. Read more »

December 11, 2011

• Niger: Police Chiefs Sacked After Riot Deaths

  Six top police chiefs have been sacked in the wake of clashes between demonstrators and police in which two people were killed in Zinder, Niger's second city, the government... Read more »

November 30, 2011

• Niger: As Refinery Opens, Niger Joins Club of Oil Producers

  Niger officially became an oil producer Monday with the opening of a refinery run by the state and a Chinese company. Read more »

November 18, 2011

• Niger: Half of Villages Face Food Shortage, UN Says

  Almost six million people living in more than half of Niger's villages are facing a food and nutrition crisis, the UN warned on Friday. Read more »

• North Africa: Algeria Talks Target Militant Groups' Influence

  Anti-terrorism experts met Thursday to discuss ways of preventing the financing of armed militant groups, focussing on north Africa's Sahel desert region, officials said. Read more »

November 15, 2011

• Libya: Tripoli Asks Niger to Rethink Asylum for Gaddafi's Son

  Libya's new leaders on Monday urged Niger to reconsider its "hostile" decision to grant asylum to Moamer Kadhafi's son Saadi during the uprising which overthrew the longtime... Read more »

• North Africa: Burkina Faso, Niger 'Worried' About Weapons From Libya

  Burkina Faso and Niger are concerned about regional insecurity following the conflict in Libya which they fear has led to new arms trafficking, Niger's prime minister said Monday. Read more »

November 11, 2011

• Libya: Kadhafi Son Saadi in Niger On Humanitarian Asylum

  Niger has decided to grant Moamer Kadhafi's son Saadi asylum for humanitarian reasons, President Mahamadou Issoufou said Friday, adding that his brother Seif al-Islam is not in the... Read more »

• Niger: Troops Clash With Tuaregs Loyal to Gaddafi

  A clash between Niger troops and an armed group that included Malian Tuaregs formerly allied to slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi left at least 14 dead, security sources said... Read more »

November 2, 2011

• Niger: Capital's 'Green Lung' Facing Suffocation

  Once lush and abundant, the "green belt" surrounding Niger's capital of Niamey, created 50 years ago to try and halt the advance of the Sahara desert, is dying a slow death. Read more »

September 12, 2011

• Libya: Gaddafi's Birthplace Surrounded, As Son Bolts

  Military men in Libya's new regime are edging ever closer to Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace, a full-scale assault to rid the city of loyalist to the old regime is imminent. Read more »

September 7, 2011

• Libya: Tuaregs Lend Gaddafi a Hand

  The ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is on the run. After fourty years of rule, the colonel doesn't have many friends left. But a group of fearless looking, camel-riding... Read more »

• North Africa: Gaddafi Still 'In Libya' as Aides Seek Refuge in Niger

  Moamer Kadhafi is still in Libya, his media mouthpiece said on Wednesday, as his henchmen sought refuge in Niger and opposition fighters moved in against the last of his forces. Read more »

September 6, 2011

• Libya: Gaddafi Rumored To Be Aboard Convoy into Niger

  A Libyan military convoy with Moamer Kadhafi rumoured aboard has crossed into Niger, a military source said, as new regime fighters were poised to strike at one of the toppled ... Read more »