Niger replaces French with Hausa as official language, marking a historic cultural shift and ending decades of colonial ...

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 ...

U.S.-built drone base in the desert town of Agadez. “Loss of basing in Niger complicates the Pentagon’s ability to achieve U.S. security objectives in the region,” a senior U.S. military ...

THE military government of Niger Republic has announced that the country will adopt Hausa as its national language, replacing French.

Niger's junta, which last week announced a five-year transition to constitutional rule, has promised to restore security in the country, whose vast desert north is crossed by migrants and traffickers.