Niger
Niger reopens land borders as COVID 'under control'
Niger has been relatively unaffected by the epidemic, reporting 5,457 cases including 193 deaths, according to official figures.
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Niger army killed 24 'suspected terrorists': government
The suspects had been planning an attack on the market town of Banibangou but the army was alerted and, after an exchange of fire, 26 people were arrested on April 28, the defence ministry said in a statement.
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Chad junta refuses to negotiate with rebels
"The time is not for mediation, nor for negotiation with outlaws," Azem Bermandoa Agouna, spokesman of the military council that took power last week following the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno.
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Niger president to be sworn in after 'attempted coup'
The inauguration will mark the first-ever transition between elected presidents in Niger's six decades of independence from France -- a historic moment that has been widely praised.
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'Attempted coup' in Niger ahead of presidential inauguration
Residents earlier reported hearing gunfire in the middle of the night near the presidency in the capital Niamey.
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137 killed in Niger's deadliest suspected jihadist massacre
Government spokesman Zakaria Abdourahamane said 137 people had died in Sunday's raids in villages near Niger's border with Mali.
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Niger opposition leader claims election win despite official results
According to provisional results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum picked up 55.75% of the vote in Sunday's runoff and Ousmane 44.25%.
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Niger political veterans to face off in presidential vote
Niger is the world's poorest nation, according to the UN's benchmark of development of 189 countries, and is struggling with jihadist insurgencies that have spilled over from Mali and Nigeria.
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Niger opposition seeks single candidate in presidential poll
The manifesto was first read out on Monday to more than 3,000 people in Niamey's main sports arena.
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Niger declares national mourning, security boost after attacks
It was the biggest single massacre of civilians in the Sahel's eight-year-old history of Islamist unrest, according to a US group, ACLED, which tracks the violence.
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100 dead in attacks on two western Niger villages
The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye occurred just as first-round presidential results were announced.
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Niger stages historic elections despite jihadist attacks
Around 7.4 million people are registered to vote for the ballot for presidency, which coincides with legislative elections.
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Niger set for historic transition in presidential vote
The world's poorest country by a key UN benchmark, the Sahel nation has never had two elected leaders hand over power since independence from France 60 years ago -- the last coup was only a decade ago.
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Niger ruling party wins local polls
The ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) won almost 1,800 council seats from just over 4,200 available, according to the national electoral commission CENI.
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Nigeria lifts closure of borders with Benin and Niger
The unilateral move was criticised for violating commercial and freedom of movement treaties signed under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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200 killed in floods across Africa
Aid needs are likely to surpass 2019 levels, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed
Attackers on motorbikes ambushed the group on Sunday while they were driving through the reserve, a popular destination for expatriates southeast of Niamey in the Tillabery region.
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Thousands flee Niger refugee camp after jihadist attack
Intikane is home to around 20,000 Malian refugees and 15,000 internally displaced Niger citizens -- all of whom previously fled their villages due to jihadist violence -- as well as the local population.
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42,000 flee violence in northwestern Nigeria
The UN agency said the refugees, 'mainly desperate women and children', were being allowed to seek protection in Niger despite border closures as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic.
