(Reuters) - Niger holds a presidential run-off election on Saturday meant to restore civilian rule in the West African uranium-exporting country. -- Niger is one of the world's leading producers of ...

For the last few weeks, Niger's reputation has been associated with turmoil and chaos due to an ongoing coup. However, this West African country is not all about infighting. There is more than meets ...

In the month since four Army Special Forces and five local security forces troops were killed by jihadi-aligned militants in Niger, the Department of Defense has insisted that the ambush was a ...

Today, there is no doubt that religious pulpits have been taken over by political commentary, as religious leaders are becoming even more vociferous in their blatant attack of political leaders.

Niger's political landscape has recently undergone a dramatic shift with the emergence of General Abdourahamane Tiani as the country's new head of state General Abdourahamane Tiani [AFP] Niger's ...

(Reuters) - Smoke was seen rising from Niger's presidential palace on Thursday in what an intelligence officer said was a coup attempt President Mamadou Tandja's guardsmen were trying to put down.