There is Presidential approval for the re-award of two bypasses linking the Second Niger Bridge to the Asaba-Benin and Enugu-Onitsha dual carriageways, Works Minister David Umahi said yesterday.

Senate has directed its committees on Intelligence and National Security and Foreign Affairs to probe allegations by the Head of State of Niger Republic, Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, ...

The Secretary General of the Paraolympic Committee of Nigeria, Suleiman Isah, has called on the Niger State government to set up the state’s own sports commission.Isah said a sports commission will ...

The Economic Community of West African States announced recently that the three-member nations where coup plotters overthrew elected governments had finally exited the community. Issues related to ...

nited States security engagements in West Africa cannot be understood without consideration of regional geopolitical challenges spanning political instability, climate change, humanitarian and food ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso.

The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

Politics is about leadership and hard work, but it won't hurt to celebrate those politicians who blend governance with great fashion.

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

A Maine nonprofit's multimillion-dollar federal grant that helps combat malaria in African countries is in jeopardy because of the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate the U.S. Agency for ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to ...