Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...

The ranks of elder statesmen who understand what Nigeria ought to be further depleted on Monday with the demise of ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in ...

If there is anything highly observable about civil wars fuelled by the presence of minerals, other than the devastation that war imposes ...

Umeh said the abandoned rail line is supposed to be a trade enabler and game-changer for the haulage sector.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged the United Nations (UN) to strengthen its partnership with the regional economic ...

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the ...

Illegal Chinese Miners Bribe Gang to Protect Their DigsBy Mike Odeh JamesNigerian crime kingpin Dogo Gide has tightened his stranglehold on Niger State, overpowering rival factions ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the country. The move leaves nongovernmental groups throughout West Africa worried ...

Niger has become the first country in Africa to be recognized by the World Health Organization for interrupting the transmission of onchocerciasis, or river blindness. The milestone marks a ...