It is a country people flee through, not flee from. Niger’s fate depends on whether it holds off the chaos and maintains a semblance of order, or succumbs to it altogether. The Boss’s role in ...

Niger's National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in ...

Niger just announced its elimination of river blindness. In 1976, the disease had a prevalence rate in the country of 60%.

“Niger is a country rich in natural resources but, for decades, river blindness prevented its people from being able to plant vegetables, rice, and other foods and mobilize partners for greater ...

Due to the increasing insecurity, the number of people fleeing violence in the region has quadrupled, with 2 million now displaced in their own country. With temperatures ... Mauritania, Niger, Chad).

Niger Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has said his administration will implement measures to reduce the prices of food items ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the country. The move leaves nongovernmental groups throughout West Africa worried ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide.

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.