While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence from France in 1960. Current premium viewers: 187 Niger, formally ...

Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in 2023, is now Niger's president. The country's return to democratic norms looks further away than ever. Niger entrenched military ...

CHIKA OTUCHIKERE explores Governor Mohammed Bago’s efforts to position the state as the number one food hub in the country, given its land mass of arable land Niger State is blessed with the ...

In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued ...

Niger has restarted oil exports following a resolution with Benin over a border dispute that had halted crude shipments since June. The reopening of the Niger-Benin pipeline, operated by China ...

A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighboring Benin, both a result of last ...

Niger’s relations with its neighbor Benin have been strained since a July 2023 coup in Niger, followed by border closures. Despite incurring huge losses, landlocked Niger was reluctant to open ...

Niger and other countries in the region are partnering with Russia instead. LONDON -- The United States and Niger are discussing plans to withdraw American troops from the West African nation ...

Johannesburg — After investing more than $1 billion in Niger over a decade, the U.S. military has agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 forces from the West African nation over the next few months.

China’s $400 million deal with Niger to pay for oil in advance will help the West African nation’s junta pay debt it’s accumulated since a military coup last year. China National Petroleum ...

A coup in July 2023 rattled Niger’s political scene, leading to widespread instability and accelerating the nation’s existing humanitarian plight. Tensions between the new military regime and ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Days after Niger’s military junta declared the presence of U.S. troops in that West African nation to be “illegal,” American officials are seeking in closed-door talks to ...