People are still enslaved in Niger, but an announcement that the government has agreed to sponsor an independent investigation into the issue has...

At least one international relief organisation has suspended its work in the north of Niger because armed groups are commandeering vehicles and...

A string of armed attacks in the north of Niger this year were provoked by feelings of neglect among people in the region and throughout Niger, the...

Many Nigeriens live next to wells yet still they dont have access to water. Thousands of wells built two decades ago by the Nigerien government have...

Nigeria is ignoring global efforts to stamp out polio, but across the border in cash-strapped Niger officials say they are determined to stop the...

Rioting students in the Nigerien capital Niamey on Wednesday burned a vehicle belonging to a national development agency during a violent protest,...

Despite huge oil revenues that go to the government, basic services such as a potable water supply, primary healthcare and electricity remain out of...

Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) on Friday April 20 launched its first bi-annual magazine, entitled Windows of Africa, in a ceremony...

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared the ruling party candidate the winner of Saturday’s presidential...

Almost a quarter of Nigerians suffer from bilharzia, an infection spread by swimming or bathing in water contaminated with urine and feces, according...