Niger, Africa

The Nigerien army and rebels in the country have yet to formally respond to charges by rights groups that both sides are committing abuses against...

Every two hours in Niger a woman will die during her pregnancy or while delivering a baby - a symptom of under-resourced health services, neglected...

A rebel movement that has already cut northern Niger off from humanitarian aid by laying mines throughout the region has denied responsibility for...

If the people of Niger (Nigeriens) remain uninformed about family planning and keep reproducing at the current rate the country’s population will...

Indiscriminately laid landmines, a sceptical government and a rebel group that has attacked aid workers are obstacles that will have to be overcome...

Human rights organisations and aid workers in the Nigerien capital Niamey say news filtering out of the north of the country suggests a humanitarian...

The news that 70 percent of women in parts of Niger find it normal that their husbands, fathers and brothers regularly beat, rape and humiliate them...

In an atmosphere void of information and full of insecurity, some aid workers fear a humanitarian crisis is emerging in the troubled northern region...

(IRIN) - As the global demand for nuclear energy rises, analysts say the large amount of uranium in Niger is not a benefit to the country’s people...

Civilians in northern Niger are being arrested without charge after the government declared a state of emergency there last month, according to the...