Responses were mixed in Niger to union leaders' call for a 24-hour work stoppage on 1 July to protest a planned constitutional referendum to allow President Mamadou Tandja to remain in power.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern about Niger's continuing political and constitutional crisis, warning that it threatens to destabilize the country and undermine recent progress ...

Niger's national bar association has warned that the ruling party's proposed constitutional referendum to allow President Mamadou Tandja to stay on beyond the 10-year limit - deemed unlawful by the ...

President Mamadou Tandja has undermined Niger's efforts over the last 10 years to advance good governance and the rule of law, President Barack Obama's spokesman said on Thursday.

Amid mounting international opposition to a proposed referendum for President Mamadou Tandja to stay in power, the European Commission - one of Niger's largest donors - has warned of aid cuts if ...

The unrest in the Nigeria's oil-affluent Niger Delta region on Tuesday forced the world to pay higher for a barrel of oil as the commodity price skyrocketed above $73 per barrels before the end of the ...

On May 26, President Mamadou Tandja of Niger Republic dissolved the country's parliament after the country's constitutional court ruled against plans to hold a referendum on whether to allow him a ...