H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Erth Zayed Philanthropies ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.

Covering almost 490,000 square miles, Niger is the largest landlocked country in West Africa and the second largest on the continent behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara Desert.

"Niger's success ends this burden for its people. It also positions Niger as a model for the elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Africa." Moeti said the country had previously ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

This decision comes after Benin’s ambassador, Gildas Agonkan, publicly apologized to the Nigerien people during a ceremony. Benin has reportedly recalled its ambassador to Niger, Gildas Agonkan ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations. The ...

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried to avert its unprecedented disintegration.