Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise ...

While faced with this blow to regional unity, West Africa is also poised to start work on a 1,028km (689 miles) highway from ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster's coverage of an extremist ...

In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger's military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive ...

French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the ...

The BBC's Mayeni Jones gained rare access to Niger and spoke to the regime, its supporters and those opposed to it. Adama Zourkaleini Maiga is soft-spoken, but her eyes suggest steely determination.

Niger’s junta has confirmed that rebels damaged an oil pipeline carrying crude oil to neighbouring Benin. The Patriotic Liberation Front, which is fighting for the release of former president ...

Reports say soldiers from across the country have been recalled to the capital, Niamey, to guard the coup leaders Hundreds of Islamist militants riding motorbikes have attacked a town in south ...

Flights evacuating Europeans from Niger have arrived in France and Italy. France began evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week's coup - 262 people arrived ...

Last month, a wooden dugout canoe, packed with nearly 300 passengers, overturned and sank in the middle of the River Niger ...

Niger's neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali ... He added: "Today this is effectively gaining their independence." The BBC has not been able to verify the authenticity of his reported comments.