A court of the West African regional bloc ordered the release and reinstatement of Niger's democratically elected president Friday, nearly five months after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers. The ...

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The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices, as military authorities in the ...

FILE PHOTO: Areva's Somair uranium mining facility is seen in Arlit DAKAR (Reuters) -Niger's main mine workers' union has thrown its support behind the military government's planned nationalisation of ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday. *Special offer only available to new subscribers or returning subscribers without a ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — German aid worker Jorg Lange was freed Saturday more than four and a half years after Islamic extremists kidnapped him in the West African country of Niger, according to Help, ...

DAKAR: Opposition parties in Niger on Tuesday rejected initial results from Sunday's presidential election that showed incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou in the lead, calling them fraudulent. Provisional ...

Dakar (AFP) – Senegalese President Macky Sall said Thursday a diplomatic solution in Niger was "still possible" nearly two months after a military coup toppled its democratically elected president.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday. A small number of military personnel assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy remain, Pentagon ...