Just before dusk, the first pickup trucks roll past the checkpoint and array themselves across the desert on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger. Passengers pile in, as many as 25 per vehicle ...

Niger's army announced that it rescued 50 migrants stranded in the northern desert near the Libyan border, a crossing point ...

The Tuareg are a transnational ethnic group spread across thousands of miles of Saharan wilderness and are often romanticized for their desert combat and survival skills. They're 10% of Niger's ...

The Nigerien army announced on Sunday the rescue of 50 migrants stranded in the country’s northern desert near the Libyan ...

This month's ECOWAS wrestling tournament, however, marked the first time that the annual showdown featured a women's division. Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out ...

Niger's ruling junta broke off its military ... that was used to target Islamist militants in the desert. zc/sri (AFP, Reuters) ...

In 2007 the government was negotiating contracts with France projected to make Niger the world's second largest uranium producer. More deals allowed foreign companies to explore the desert for ...

Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday.

Niger, officially the Republic is Niger, is a vast, landlocked country on the edge of the Sahara desert. Following its independence from France in 1960, Niger fell victim to a series of military coups ...

In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group. The woman has lived in Niger for over two decades and is a fixture in her community ...

Niamey, Niger — Niger on Sunday announced the imminent start of copper mining in its desert north as the country seeks to diversify its exploitation of raw materials. Niger, which is already a ...