Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule ...

Niger just announced its elimination of river blindness. In 1976, the disease had a prevalence rate in the country of 60%.

Using AI and satellite imaging, scientists found that 5,644 hectares of mangrove forests are lost annually in the Niger Delta ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Armed assailants in western Niger killed at least 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military unit that had been sent to hunt cattle rustlers in a border region near Burkina ...

Sunny with a high of 99 °F (37.2 °C). Winds NE at 13 to 19 mph (20.9 to 30.6 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from NE to NNE at 6 to 11 mph (9.7 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 ...

Programmes to eliminate neglected tropical diseases, like river blindness and trachoma (pictured), do more than just restore health - Simon Townsley ...

In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness. His wife, in her 70s, sits nearby, her body covered in scars beneath her ...

with the World Bank announcing the rankings on February 3 in Abuja. Under the… Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State Niger State has achieved a significant milestone by being recognized as ...

No doubt, Niger State has become one of the Nigeria’s agricultural powerhouses, with the ongoing agricultural revolution transforming the state’s economy and society. No doubt, Niger State has ...