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 »

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 »

Approximately 7,4 million Nigeriens will cast their vote in presidential and legislative elections on December 27, 2020. This could see the country's first democratic transition of ... Read more »