The 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Mahamadou Issoufou, outgoing President of Niger, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced. In a pr Read more »
There have been no claims of responsibility for the massacre of at least 58 people which eyewitnesses allege was committed by militants belonging to the Islamic State in the ... Read more »
Local media sources in Niger and members of the internet measurement community have reported that restrictions to mobile internet networks were imposed in parts of the country, ... Read more »
Nigeriens went to the polls on Sunday in the second round of the country's presidential election. The vote was called after outgoing President Mahamadou ... Read more »
The current approach by France and it spartners has not stemmed Sahel's expanidng security crisis,Internatiopnal Crisis Group says in an extensive report. "Meanwhile, popular ... Read more »
Since it started nine years ago, the Sahel security crisis has claimed tens of thousands of lives, forcibly displaced millions, and triggered record levels of food shortages. ... Read more »
In an @allafrica interview as he ends of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing ... Read more »
February 20, 2021 is the day on which Nigeriens will return to the polls for a second round of voting that will see in a new president. The candidates, Mohammed Bazoum and Mahamane ... Read more »
The nation has declared three days of mourning after more than 100 civilians were killed in a suspected terror attack near the border with Mali. It was the latest in a string of ... Read more »
Polls opened Sunday in Niger's presidential election that is expected to see the country's first democratic power transfer since independence from France. Former Interior Minister ... Read more »
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