One of Africa's biggest countries has demoted French as its official language in favour of a native West African language.

Potential growth in Niger is estimated at around 6 percent with a structurally significant contribution of labor and peaks of growth associated with higher investment in physical capital. Growth in ...

Authorities blame the deadly attack in the town of Kokorou on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, an ISIL affiliate.

Niger faces significant challenges to mobilize revenue, with one of the lowest tax revenue to GDP ratios in the region. This paper estimates the tax revenue gap, which reflects the difference between ...

Ministers of Health from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria have launched a synchronised regional vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 83 million children under the ...

A Bronze Star posthumously awarded to Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black was upgraded to the Silver Star earlier this year.

Niger Drops French As Official Language After Mali, Burkina Faso | Firstpost Africa | N18G Niger has officially designated ...

Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world's ...

While Africa may have as many as 100,000 giraffes, most of them live in wildlife reserves, private sanctuaries, national parks or other protected areas not inhabited by humans. Niger's giraffes ...

Niger's expulsion of several Chinese oil executives over wage and employment disputes marks a reputational setback for China as it seeks to expand its influence across the African continent.

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, ...

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Withdraw Envoys From Algiers Over Drone Shooting | Firstpost Africa | N18G Mali, Niger, and Burkina ...