While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

A Swiss citizen has been abducted in the West African country of Niger, the foreign ministry in Bern said on Monday. The Swiss representation in capital Niamey is in contact with local authorities and ...

The Niger police command has handed over 17 kidnapped victims to the state government. Speaking on Friday while receiving the ...

Russia will open an embassy in Niamey, the capital of Niger, this year, according to media reports. Russian Foreign ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s junta leader ... He was speaking at a ceremony in the capital, Niamey, where the new transition charter recommended by a recent national conference was approved.

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

Niger's junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers from the government it toppled in July 2023, in ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s military junta leader ... He was speaking at a ceremony in the capital Niamey where the new transition charter recommended by a recent national conference was approved.

The five-year “flexible” transition period began on Wednesday, according to Mahamane Roufai, the secretary general of the government, who was speaking at a ceremony in the capital Niamey where ...

The organization was created in 1970 in the capital of Niger, Niamey, to promote the French language and foster political, educational, economic, and cultural cooperation among French-speaking ...