After months of diplomatic row following the military coup in Niamey, Niger and Nigeria resumed official dialogue on ...

Niger, a low-income and conflict-affected state, faces significant governance challenges that hinder economic development. The military takeover in 2023 has altered the governance landscape, resulting ...

The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Niger held talks Wednesday on cross-border security, terrorism and economic cooperation, ...

BCEAO has ended its special accounting treatment for Niger’s government bonds, effective April 15, 2025. This move threatens banks in the West African Monetary Union (WAMU), many of which are heavily ...

Solar panels like the ones on the roof of Elhadj Abdou's house are an increasingly common sight in Niger's capital, which is ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the ...

A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial incident in the Global ...

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he deposed Niger's ...

Missing from these discussions has been any form of commitment on the part of Shell or the Nigerian Government to address the human rights implications that come from 60 years of oil extraction in the ...

NIAMEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives in a dispute over disparities between the salaries of expatriate staff and lower-paid local workers, Oil Minister Sahabi ...