The strike came as Niger takes part in a regional offensive against Boko Haram fighters who have extended their six-year insurgency to Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Read more »
Rural communities depend on many natural resources and ecosystems-wildlife, water, forests and pasture-for their livelihoods and well-being. But in most African countries, local ... Read more »
The fourth meeting of military and security chiefs from the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin Republic, began in Abuja with Nigeria's Minister of Defence Aliyu Gusau ... Read more »
High-level concern about Nigeria in the U.S. Congress was further demonstrated by two events on July 10 involving members of Congress along with representatives from the Obama ... Read more »
Saadi Gaddaffi, one of the eight children of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, has been extradited from Niger. Read more »
France needs the country's uranium, while Niger needs French assistance. However, the relationship is and always has been unequal, with Niger's economy heavily dependent on its ... Read more »
The French government has admitted that Niger's bid to apply a new mining law that will raise taxes on foreign companies, including French-owned energy giant Areva, is legitimate. Read more »
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Global leaders have pledged over $8 billion to boost economic growth in the Sahel region of West Africa as they begin a United Nations-led visit to an area that has suffered for ... Read more »
Paris has announced that four French hostages who were kidnapped in Niger three years ago have been freed. Read more »
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