In a major step towards protecting children against severe diarrhoea and pneumonia, the world's leading killers of children, an alliance of health groups has announced funding for ... Read more »
President Mahamadou Issoufou has been tackling problems such as drought-induced food shortages, terror threats and holding previous military rulers accountable. The President spoke ... Read more »
Cholera,linked to poor sanitation and a lack of potable water, has killed at least 1,200 people this year in the countries surrounding Lake Chad. Read more »
United States President Barack Obama Friday vowed the United States would remain the "stalwart partner" of democracies in Africa as he met with four leaders from French-speaking ... Read more »
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger report the lowest number of confirmed meningitis A cases ever recorded during an epidemic season this year following the successful introduction of a ... Read more »
Social Democratic Party leader Mahamadou Issoufou has won elections in Niger with 57.95 per cent of the vote. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the outcome is "an ... Read more »
Acute food shortages caused by prolonged drought has led to severe child malnutrition across Niger classified as a critical emergency by the UN World Health Organization. Read more »
Abdou Diouf, secretary general of the International Francophonie Organisation, says the constitutional referendum went smoothly, and that it set in motion a return to democracy. Read more »
The United Nations World Food Programme warns that child malnutrition rates are alarmingly high in Chad despite signs of improvement in neighbouring Niger. Read more »
Lack of funds has forced the UN to cut back on food aid to Niger as millions are threatened by food crisis. Read more »
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