The West African country of Niger is among the world's most deadly for attacks by jihadists. Following a military coup in July, there are fears a decision to order 1,500 French troops in the ...

Niger which was once a French colony is looking to embark on a campaign of reshaping how that part of its history is told.

The ruling junta says it will revamp rules regulating the mining of raw materials by foreign companies in what is the world's ...

The West African nation's military rulers, who took power in a coup last year, have pulled away from Western partners and ...

Niger has called on Russian firms to directly invest in uranium and other natural resource production, following the collapse ...

Niger's military rulers on Tuesday withdrew French humanitarian NGO Acted's licence to operate amid tensions with its former ...

Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from ...

French nuclear fuels company Orano warned on Friday of a "deteriorating financial situation" at its Somair uranium plant in ...

France began evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week's coup - 262 people arrived in Paris early on Wednesday. The coup has prompted demonstrations against ...

Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s former colonial power. Avenue Charles de Gaulle in the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from working in the country amid tensions with France.