The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

The 171-mile road will link the city of N'guigmi with Koulele and Django, and is part of a strategy to improve the road ...

The military junta in Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country. The regime, which ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...

The United States has been a key supporter of agricultural development in Africa, mainly through USAID. In 2024, Niger ...

SEGOU, Mali - Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger ...

Niger is the first country in Africa to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, WHO announced. Image: Adobe Stock “Onchocerciasis has long caused immense human suffering ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS BAMAKO ...

BAMAKO, Mali — West Africa’s regional bloc known ... Neighbors shut borders with the country, cut off more than 70% of Niger’s electricity supply, suspended financial transactions and ...