A special court in Guinea has sentenced the country’s former prime minister to five years in prison after finding him guilty ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa. Tens ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

You have done your part; I will do mine,” Tchiani said. Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for over a decade an insurgency fought by jihadi groups, including some allied with ...

UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), is pleased to invite you to the launch of the report on “Advancing Inclusive Development: Policy ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger countries situated in the volatile Sahel region have been at the epicentre of these debates. Their strategic importance, both politically and economically ...

“During the operation, 35 Burkina Faso nationals, 110 from Ivory Coast, 11 from Benin Republic, five from Niger Republic, and four from Mali were taken into custody,” Abubakar said. According to ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...