The World Health Organization said Thursday that Niger met the criteria for the elimination of onchocerciasis, a cause of blindness, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

Thousands of people rallied Tuesday in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...

West African leaders considered military intervention to stop Niger from falling under the sway of a junta following a coup.