The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...

People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness ...

On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the ...

West Africa's Niger river connects four ecoregions of outstanding importance ... Twenty of the river's 250 species of freshwater fish are endemic, and a crucial food source for millions of people. In ...

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...

The Niger State Government has committed to supporting the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority in achieving its goals. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made this pledge during a meeting on ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness ... "Niger's success ends this burden for its people. It also positions Niger as a model for the elimination of neglected tropical diseases ...