Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty ...

Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to ...

As Eid al-Adha approaches, many Muslim families across west Africa are struggling to afford rams for the traditional ...

ID Cabasa has described Akon’s claims about pioneering Afrobeats as a “half-truth”, likening it to the colonial-era assertion that Mungo Park discovered the River Niger.

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Better drainage and early warning would help curb losses from a future flood but Nigeria's adaptation plan hasn't been ...

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Husseini warned the toll could rise further, with bodies being swept down the powerful Niger River. Gideon Adamu ... killing hundreds of people across the west African country.

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected ...

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremi ...

The deluge displaced dozens of families and flattened homes and businesses in the town, Mokwa, about 235 miles west of Nigeria ... A map locating Mokwa, in Niger province, Nigeria.