Niger Bound

United Nations, United States, Sept 1, 2020 - Niger, the current president of the UN Security Council, said Tuesday it will organize a September 24 videoconference between heads of state to discuss the future of global governance following the coronavirus pandemic....

Niamey, Aug 27, 2020 - Several areas of the Niger capital Niamey remained under water on Thursday as the death toll in recent floods that have displaced over 225,000 people rose to 45, authorities said. Around 25,000 households had been hit by the floods, a statement...

Niamey, Aug 17, 2020 - Troops from Niger have freed 11 villagers, four of them children, who had been seized by Boko Haram jihadists and taken across the border into Nigeria, local officials said Monday. "The hostages were freed by our troops on the Nigerian side of...

Abidjan, Aug 13, 2020  - Thirty-three people in Niger have died and more than 80,000 have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains, the country's emergency services said on Thursday. The worst-hit regions are Maradi in south-central Niger, Tahoua and Tillaberi in...