[CAJ News] Bamako, Mali -- THE killing of 17 children, and possibly more, during separate attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger highlights the deadly risks children face in the Sahel region.

[DW] Attacks have been rocking Niger ahead of February's presidential election runoff. Jihadis, ethnical disputes and the fight for resources are the key issues the next president will need to address, experts say.

[Unicef] Dakar / New York -- "I am deeply troubled by the horrific attacks this past Saturday perpetrated by non-state armed groups against civilians in the Nigerien villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye, close to the border with Mali. Accordin...

[DW] Niger's government says gunmen have killed more than 50 people in a suspected terror attack near the border with Mali. The onslaught comes amid election uncertainty.

[DW] The death toll in attacks on villages in border regions of Niger has risen to more than 100. Attackers struck as first-round presidential results were announced.

[DW] A former interior minister is tipped to succeed President Mahamadou Issoufou. Niger is attempting its first peaceful transfer of power since gaining independence from France 60 years ago.

[RFI] Jihadists in Niger have attacked two villages, Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye, close to the border with Mali, reportedly killing dozens of villagers. Special forces from Operation Almahaou have been sent to the area.

[RFI] In Niger, Mohammed Bazoum and Mahamane Ousmane have made it through to the second round of the country's presidential elections, with neither candidate garnering enough ballots to win outright in the 27 December vote.

[DW] A former interior minister is widely tipped to take over the West African nation's presidency. But whoever succeeds faces huge security and economic challenges in a country the UN says is the world's poorest.

[DW] A former interior minister is widely tipped to take over the West African nation's presidency. But whoever succeeds faces huge security and economic challenges in a country the UN says is the world's poorest.

[UN News] The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the security forces in Niger to "make every effort" to protect the civilians as they take part in Sunday's elections.

[DW] Niger holds presidential elections on December 27, which could see the country's first democratic transition of power since independence. But the new president faces problems from insecurity to corruption and poverty.

[GFO] The RAME, Réseau d'Accès aux Médicaments Essentiels (Access to Essential Medicines Network), commissioned a study in 2019 on community organizations' good practices, opportunities, and limitations in ensuring continuity of care in challengin...

[Daily Trust] The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to put in place a coordinated plans for the repatriation of displaced Nigerians living in camps in Niger Republic and other countries.

[MAP] Rabat -- His Majesty King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Niger, HE. Issoufou Mahamadou, on the occasion of his country's national day.

[State Department] We are deeply saddened by the passing on December 16 of His Excellency Abdallah Wafy, Ambassador of Niger to the United States, and offer our sincere condolences to his family and all those who worked with him. Ambassador Wafy was ...

[UN News] The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger's Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria.

[Vanguard] The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly Boko Haram attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger's Diffa region, near the border with Nig...

[RFI] Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist has claimed responsibility for the weekend attack on a village in neighbouring Niger that left 27 dead.

[allAfrica] CIVICUS , the global civil society alliance, rates civic space in six Sub-Saharan African states as " closed", in 21 as "repressed" and in 14 as "obstructed". In its 2020 report, People Power Under Attack, it re...

[ISS] On 13 and 27 December, some 7.4 million Nigeriens vote in the country's local, legislative and presidential elections. The polls could mark the first peaceful transfer of power between two elected presidents - a potentially significant outcome ...

[CAF] After losing 1-0 to Niger in the opening match of the WAFU-B qualifying tournament for the U-20 Total Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021, hosts Benin revived on Tuesday by defeating Togo 2-0 at Charles de Gaulle stadium in Porto-Novo.

[CAF] Niger defied the odds by stunning hosts Benin 1-0 in the opening match of the WAFU 'B' U-20 Championship at the Stade De Gaulles in Porto Novo on Saturday.