Niger\'s military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and consolidates power, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported ...

Niger on Sunday announced the imminent start of copper mining in its desert north as the country seeks to diversify its ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Niger's Defense and Security Forces (FDS) has said it lost five soldiers on Feb. 19 in a terrorist ambush in Sakoira in the country's western region of Tillabery.

Niger turns to satellites to bridge digital divide Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is betting on satellite broadband to bridge the digital ...

Elon Musk's satellite operator is multiplying its partnerships on the continent with the world's poorest web coverage, ...

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

How the Libyan conflict transformed human trafficking routes in West Africa, and why Europe’s response has so far failed.

Integrating the Kano-Maradi Railway into the African Integrated Standard Gauge Railway Network (AISGRN) ...

A commission in junta-led Niger has recommended a five-year transition timeframe back to civilian rule. Back in 2023 when the military seized power, the junta suggested three years for the transition, ...

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

A national committee to chart Niger's future proposed Thursday that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit ...