Just before dusk, the first pickup trucks roll past the checkpoint and array themselves across the desert on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger. Passengers pile in, as many as 25 per vehicle ...

Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's ...

Niger on Sunday announced the imminent start of copper mining in its desert north as the country seeks to diversify its exploitation of raw materials. Niger, which is already a major producer of ...

H ailing from the desert city of Agadez in Niger, Mdou Moctar is a genuine trailblazer. With a sound that bridges the ancient ...

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

On 5 February, I travelled to Agadez alongside Mr. Mohamed Abdou, Niger's Ministry of Interior's Director General (DG) of the Civil Registry, Migration and Refugees, to meet with the refugee ...