Niger's ruling General Abdourahamane Tiani has been criss-crossing the unstable country's oft-poor highways in recent weeks, visiting regions hard-hit by the growing jihadist insurgency in an attempt ...

Niger's ruling junta said it was back in control after mutinous soldiers set off armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, moving on the presidential palace and disrupting the state broadcaster.

A lawyer in Niger faces prosecution over comments about the army on social media while a prominent journalist and critic of ...

What does it mean to be a soldier in Niger today? It means fighting jihadist groups under difficult conditions and at considerable personal risk. At the same time, military personnel are expected to ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — 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 West ...

Algeria has repeatedly warned against any military response to the crisis in Niger, where the presidential guard seized power and established a junta in July.

Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ...

Dozens Set Free but Ex-President Bazoum, Others Remain Wrongfully Imprisoned Among those released are several of Bazoum’s ministers, including Mahamane Sani Issoufou, former oil minister, and Kalla ...

Two Nigerien intelligence officers were forced to leave France last month, French daily Le Monde has revealed, with one agent ...

Abidjan (AFP) – Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential palace, after the city was ...

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 West African ...