Democracy in Niger took a hit in 2023. With the commission's new recommendations, the future of the country's fragile democracy is looking even bleaker.

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China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held ...

The Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) leader, Mahmoud Sallah, was arrested in the Gatroun district in Libya, the BBC Hausa ...

Barrick Gold's boss navigates African disputes, settling Mali's $438m tax row amid rising resource nationalism.

Niger\'s military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and consolidates power, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported ...

The FLA accuse Malian forces and Wagner mercenaries of intercepting two passenger vehicles travelling from Algeria to the ...

Nowhere is the trend towards resource nationalism more advanced than in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the heart of Africa’s ...

Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, has disclosed that Mamman Vatsa was executed because he paid money.

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 ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...