close to the border with Niger. According to RFI, a French military spokesman said that “French commandos and Malian forces began a ‘reconnaissance and control operation’ in the Akabar region” on ...

According to the aide, it was only French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte, who was ordered to leave the country within the 48-hour time period RABAT, August 25. /TASS/. The French ambassador to ...

DAKAR, Senegal — An attack by armed men in western Niger killed 12 soldiers ... the ruling juntas have expelled French forces and turned to Russia’s mercenary units for security assistance.

TASS/. French Ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte is still staying in the embassy’s building, despite the fact that he has been ordered to leave the republic by the Niger rebels who have seized ...

In a move to further distance itself from its colonial past, the government of Niger has officially adopted ... announced that the country has dropped French as its official language.

Niger adopted a new national anthem titled "For the honour of the fatherland", which references the anti-colonial struggle. It replaced "La Nigerienne", whose lyrics were written by French ...

Enroll & Get Started Today! Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday, in a move that ...

Niger's army says an attack by armed men in western Niger has left 12 soldiers dead in a border area that has long been a hotbed of extremist violence.