At a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a staple out of reach for many in Niger due to record inflation.

Moussa Tchangari, a human rights defender and secretary-general of Citizens’ Alternative Spaces, faced two new charges: ...

In Niamey markets, locals are bargaining over the prices of basic goods like rice, a crucial staple now unaffordable for many Nigerien families due to the country's historic inflation. "If you can ...

Sahel juntas -- Mali’s Assimi Goita, Niger’s Abdourahamane Tiani and Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traore -- are tightening controls ...

NIAMEY, Niger — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known to ...

Residents and local media report that the victim is a 73-year-old who was taken in the city of Agadez. An Austrian woman has ...

A fresh batch of no fewer than 390 Nigerian migrants, who were stranded in Niamey, Niger Republic, have been repatriated to ...

NIAMEY, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A dozen "active accomplices of terrorists" have been apprehended, and a significant quantity of weapons have been seized through various operations across Niger, the ...

No fewer than 390 Nigerian migrants, who were stranded in Niamey, Niger Republic, have been repatriated to the country.

Analysis - How is Niger enduring the consequences of unprecedented floods last year that devastated an economy already crippled by sanctions?

After expelling the French military, the people of Niger are fighting to overthrow the remaining colonial structures ...

Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.