Just before dusk, the first pickup trucks roll past the checkpoint and array themselves across the desert on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger. Passengers pile in, as many as 25 per vehicle ...

The Tuareg are a transnational ethnic group spread across thousands of miles of Saharan wilderness and are often romanticized for their desert combat and survival skills. They're 10% of Niger's ...

The Nigerien army announced on Sunday the rescue of 50 migrants stranded in the country’s northern desert near the Libyan ...

In 2007 the government was negotiating contracts with France projected to make Niger the world's second largest uranium producer. More deals allowed foreign companies to explore the desert for ...

Niger's army announced that it rescued 50 migrants stranded in the northern desert near the Libyan border, a crossing point ...

Niger, officially the Republic is Niger, is a vast, landlocked country on the edge of the Sahara desert. Following its independence from France in 1960, Niger fell victim to a series of military coups ...

Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday.

Traditional west African wrestling -- and the gargantuan, sometimes sumo-like men who step into the ring -- captivates ...

In November, Niger's military rulers granted a five-year ... 1,267 square kilometres (490 square miles) largely covered by desert plains and sand dunes. The deal is lucrative for the US company.

Niamey, Niger — Niger on Sunday announced the imminent start of copper mining in its desert north as the country seeks to diversify its exploitation of raw materials. Niger, which is already a ...

This month's ECOWAS wrestling tournament, however, marked the first time that the annual showdown featured a women's division. Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out ...