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.

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

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

The official departure from the West African body on Tuesday comes after Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali last year formed their ...

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

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.

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

ECOWAS assured that passports and identity cards bearing its logo will remain valid for travel within the region.

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Wednesday officially recognized the exit of three of its former ...

The three Sahelian countries teamed up to form a confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) as they exit ECOWAS Wednesday.

Suddenly, the tanker began to spill fuel and when people saw the fuel, they rushed to the fallen tanker to scoop the fuel. It ...

Press Release - The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa ...