NIAMEY (Reuters) - Foreign aid covered 80 percent of Niger's needs during this year's food crisis, Nigerien officials say, but the United Nations has warned that the country must rein in its ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger's new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to ...

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Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has said that majority of the population in the State live below poverty line. He made the assertion while delivering a keynote address at a Sustainable Economic Development ...

HAOWA was already struggling to feed five children before she gave birth to triplets in the Gabi region of southern Niger 19 months ago. Now, when her babies scream for food she often finds herself ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Ousmane Hassan, a 35-year-old Nigerien father of two, wonders when his savings will run out. Hassan said his business, which involves transporting goods from neighboring Benin, has ...

The fertility rate in Niger is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (about seven births per woman). One in seven Nigerien women lost their lives due to pregnancy complications, and thousands more ...