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

More strikes among primary and secondary school teachers have been met with violent protests in Niamey by their disgruntled students, and as separate...

Three Nigerien soldiers were killed and two kidnapped by Touareg fighters who attacked an army base near Iferouane, some 1,000km north of the capital...

Good rainfall in recent months has boosted harvests in arid Niger and reduced the risk of more hunger for a population that has long been vulnerable...

Cholera has claimed 21 lives among 206 infected people in Niger following seasonal rains that have flooded communities and left them unable to cope...