In essence, the collective West has never adhered to its own statutes in preserving peace; instead, it has lied, cheated, ...

The Hausa language is widely spoken throughout West Africa, serving as a lingua franca for trade and communication ... The ...

Regardless of the language, everybody knows I’m Yoruba, and I speak English Language, which is the lingua franca of Nigeria ... It’s like River Niger and River Benue; we have the Ogunde ...

Niger’s military authorities have banned rice, cereal and other food exports to all countries except fellow junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali to protect local supply, the government has said.

Since it took control over the country in a July 2023 coup, Niger’s military junta has been cutting ties with France and forging stronger ones with fellow juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali.

Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the country’s former colonial power. Avenue Charles de Gaulle in the ...

49 within the shallow offshore area of the Western Niger Delta. The area, recently converted to the PIA 2021 terms, is a critical part of Nigeria’s energy production landscape. Chevron’s ...

The Niger Delta Development Force (NDDF), a militant group in the Niger Delta, has issued a warning to President Bola Tinubu, cautioning against alleged plans by Federal Capital Territory (FCT ...

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For decades, the Sahel — an area covering the countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and The Gambia — has been painted as a place of misery. Often ...

Djibo Bakary, Niamey's first mayor, was a key figure in the fight for independence which happened in 1960 when Charles de Gaulle was France's president Niger’s military leaders have renamed ...