Niger's ruling military has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country immediately. The junta ...

An ambush by a "group of criminals" killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger's ...

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

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...

Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey .

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

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

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 the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands ...

Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with high levels of poverty. In 2023, 48.4% of its population lived in extreme poverty, with low life expectancy and high infant mortality.

Stakeholders in Niger State have pledged to work together to develop a comprehensive policy framework to tackle the ...

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