Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a military coup two weeks ago, was put under house arrest along with his wife and son. While the family has been living on rice and canned goods, a ...

NIAMEY, Niger -- The U.N. food agency inaugurated a program Friday to help feed hundreds of thousands of people in Niger as the impoverished West African nation struggles to recover from severe ...

A TikTok video of a man reviewing Nigerian food was a viral hit. Online users were divided over the man's brutally honest ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Shoppers in Niger's coup-hit capital Niamey face soaring prices for basic foods since the military takeover triggered trade sanctions from West African neighbours. At one ...

DALLI, Niger (Reuters) - United Nations humanitarian agencies sounded the alarm on Tuesday about a growing food crisis in the West African state of Niger, but said it was too soon to talk of famine.

Everyone has acknowledged that there is indeed serious hunger in the land. But the Niger state government has decided to take the gauntlet and seize this auspicious moment to till the land with the ...

The Niger State government has entered a partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund to bring an end to open defecation being practised in some communities.The UNICEF Water, Sanitation, and ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Foreign aid covered 80 percent of Niger's needs during this year's food crisis, Nigerien officials say, but the United Nations has warned that the country must rein in its ...

I'm Ed Gordon, and this is NEWS & NOTES. Headlines of the suffering in Niger are capturing public attention around the world. We turn now to Denise Mathieu, the United States ambassador to Niger, for ...

Large-scale emergency food aid is now reaching many of the millions of people in the West African nation of Niger facing hunger and shortages. Nonetheless, emaciated babies are dying of starvation ...

Iquo Ukoh is a Nigerian food blogger and expert with over 30 years of experience. Her passion for West African cuisine is rooted in her rich heritage and her desire to share it with the rest of the ...