Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Gov. Buni has his job cut out for him. He must hit the ground running.

Fifteen thousand years ago, according to geologists, Lake Chad was so mighty that it covered an area of 400,000 km2 [nearly half of Nigeria's current land area], had depths of 180 metres and was ...

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more ...

Patrick Egwu, a passionate conservationist and the driving force behind the West African Conservation Network (WACN), is the ...

The Niger State Government is set to partner with an indigenous firm and a Chinese company on a $100 million water supply project aimed at improving access to clean water in the state.  The proposed ...

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Monday revealed that the explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday was caused by ...

Traditional rulers across communities in the Lake Chad Basin, comprising Nigeria, Chad, Cameron and the Republic of Niger have resolved to take action towards ending the lingering insecurity in ...

Kidnappings have been rare in Algeria in recent years, but it faces instability along its borders with Niger and Mali. The two countries, together with Burkina Faso, are part of the Sahel region ...