Niger's ruling junta broke off its military cooperation agreement with the United States "with immediate effect" on Saturday. Junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane said the deal had allowed ...

The army raids were “designed to reassure local people” who were being targeted by armed groups engaged in “murders, extortion and cattle rustling”, the ministry said. It said more than 10 ...

Despite keeping the border open with Nigeria, Nigerien authorities have tightened immigration controls at key border crossings such as Illela (Nigeria) and Konni (Niger). Cross-border traders and ...

NIAMEY, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Four soldiers were injured in a recent improvised explosive device attack on a mission in the southwestern region of Tillabery, Nigerien defense and security forces ...

According to Zakharova, Russia expresses the hope that "this domestic political crisis will soon be resolved in the interests of civilian peace for the sake of the fraternal Nigerien people." ...

There have always been two sides to the music of Nigerien guitarist and bandleader Mdou Moctar: the electric and the acoustic, the sweaty ballroom and the evening campfire, the wedding dance and the ...

The Nigerien musicmaker and his band headline Evanston ... it’s become a quintessential example of music acting as a bridge to connect people. Even if that bridge happens to be 6,600-miles ...

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

Southern Libya, in particular the area of ​​al Qatrun, has long been the scene of clashes between the Libyan Arab Armed ...

It’s hard to hear the opening fretboard squall on Mdou Moctar’s 2024 album Funeral for Justice and think about how it would ...