It claims Orano is storing 400 barrels of radioactive material at a site near Arlit in the north of the country.

NIAMEY, Niger - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons applaud the ground-breaking adoption by Niger of a national law for the ...

Niger has completed a 1,031-km fibre-optic backbone and a Tier III data centre, strengthening digital connectivity nationwide. The project promises improved security through better communication and ...

The junta that has governed Niger since a July 2023 coup said that it is ending the country’s military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect.” Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday. Niger is "the fifth ...

Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine pulled no punches in explaining the country’s decision to expel U.S. forces: “The Americans stayed on our soil, doing nothing while the terrorists ...

A rare Martian meteorite, billed as the largest piece of Mars on Earth, captured attention when it fetched millions from an anonymous bidder at a recent Sotheby’s auction. But the move has caused ...

— -- About three-times the size of California — two-thirds of it Saharan desert and mountains and one-third savanna — the Republic of Niger is one of the poorest countries on earth. Its ...

After the generals took charge, the United States was forced to suspend operations at its most strategic military asset in sub-Saharan Africa. Restarting them won’t be easy. U.S. Air Base 201 in ...

Fashionistas wait for the start of Johannesburg Fashion Week 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) Fashionistas wait for the start of Johannesburg ...