The Niger River, which runs 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles), including more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) in Mali, is becoming increasingly polluted, especially in Bamako.

The Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority received N9 billion in the 2025 fiscal appropriation, which was allocated to Niger State for various projects, the managing director, Aliyu Tajudeen ...

The Niger River is the third-longest river in Africa, flowing through four countries from its source in Guinea and ending in Nigeria’s Niger Delta.

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

A Russian-built SU-24M bomber crashed into Niger River near Gao, Mali, a day after a major Africa Corps–FLA clash. The cause remains unknown.

Dozens of people were feared dead after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a religious festival capsized in northern Nigeria, a local emergency official and residents said on ...

River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa. In Niger a staggering 70 ...

Last week, in a first for Africa, Niger was certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating river blindness as a public health problem – meaning that no child born in Niger today will ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).