The returnees reportedly arrived by road and were immediately taken through official processing and reintegration procedures coordinated by federal and state authorities. At least 1100 Nigerian ...

While the world often confuses the two, they are two completely different countries with different colonial histories, official languages, and cultural identities. Whether you are a student, a ...

Niger Republic accused Nigeria of harbouring hostile foreign troops in the northern part of the country to cause destabilisation in Niamey. There has been renewed tension between Nigeria and Niger ...

It is a voluntary repatriation of Nigerians from Niger Republic. The returnees were brought back by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” he said.

Niger's Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare hosted his Nigerian counterpart for talks in Niamey - Copyright POOL/AFP Pavel Bednyakov Niger's Foreign Minister Bakary ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Islamic militant groups have stepped up attacks and deepened their presence in border areas of Benin, Niger and Nigeria in West Africa over the past year, a crisis monitoring group ...

Just a year ago, when Nigeria was pushing for an invasion of Niger following the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Nigerian chief of defence staff Christopher Musa was one of the key ...

Footage of an attack at Niger's main international airport last month has been falsely described online as showing an attack in neighbouring Nigeria. Niger's Ministry of National Defence said in a ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as ...

Among the casualties were individuals described locally as vigilantes, though their exact affiliation remains uncertain. At least nine people were reportedly killed on Wednesday night after a ...

NIAMEY/N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - About 15 soldiers from Chad and Niger died in fighting to take control of two towns in northern Nigeria from Boko Haram, the first gains against the militants in a joint ...