A Swiss citizen has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Niger’s city of Agadez. That's according to local authorities and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Niger replaces French with Hausa as official language, marking a historic cultural shift and ending decades of colonial ...

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.

It declared three days of national mourning Niger, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso and Mali ... has significantly worsened since the juntas took power, analysts say, with a record number of ...

Since then Niger has left the bloc alongside Mali and Burkina Faso, in protest of harsh sanctions which the bloc announced to force a return to democracy in Niger. Critics say Niger's junta has ...

DAKAR, Senegal – An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said. The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village ...

Read moreWith ECOWAS exit, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger leave democratic transition in limbo Critics say Niger's junta has clamped down on civil rights and struggled to end the jihadi violence ...

At Least 44 Killed in Niger Jihadist Attack, Authorities Say NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.