Niger Bound

Mali: Raids on army post near Ansongo claim lives of 33 soldiers By Serge Daniel - At least 33 soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Mali this week, an army officer aid, after one of two devastating attacks in the Sahel region since Monday. Dozens of...

The United Nations warned Tuesday that bloodshed in northwestern Nigeria was fuelling an exodus into neighbouring Niger, where violence was also rising.  The UN Refugee Agency said fear of armed groups and communal clashes in Nigeria had sent nearly 7,700 Nigerian...

By Boureima Hama - Mohamed Bazoum, named the winner of Niger's presidential election, worked for years as the right-hand man of outgoing president Mahamadou Issoufou, often doing tough or tedious jobs that earned him little prominence. But that seemingly thankless...

By Amaury Hauchard - Former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum won Niger's presidential elections, according to provisional results issued on Tuesday, as the opposition cried foul and clashes erupted.  Bazoum, the ruling party's candidate, picked up 55.75 percent of...