The Latest Breaking News from Niger

U.S. hands over last military base in Niger, ending counterterrorism operations due to Niger's shift towards Russia for security cooperation.

The U.S. hands over its last military base in Niger, impacting counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel region.

Nationwide protests against Nigeria's rising cost of living enter day two. Demonstrators have clashed with police, prompting authorities to enforce curfews across several northern states. Also in this edition, a pipeline carring oil from Niger to Benin is under continued threat of attacks by armed rebels. The assaults risks hampering…

At least 13 protesters have been killed during mass protests in Nigeria over the country's economic crisis, a rights group claimed Friday. Nigeria's police chief defended the security forces, saying they had acted professionally.

Although no one has claimed the attack, Boko Haram are suspected to be behind a bombing which killed at least 16 people on Wednesday, the latest in a series of lethal attacks against civilians in the area.

Anti-government protests held in Abuja, Minna, Katsina and Lagos despite official efforts to stifle it

Rights groups say the traditional practice that seeks to protect girls from sexual predators is a form of mutilation.

French nuclear giant Orano ended the first half of the year with a loss of €133 million, weighed down by difficulties in its mining activities in Niger due to a "highly degraded" political context since a military regime came to power a year ago.

Military authorities in Niger have committed numerous human rights violations a year after seizing power in a coup, according to a report published Thursday by three international NGOs.