The federal government has refuted claims that the recent devastating flood in Mokwa, Niger, was caused by the release or ...

Several soldiers were killed in a jihadist attack on Niger troops in the southwest of the country, a local source said ...

Torrential rain in the northern Nigerian state of Niger killed 150 people, and left thousands homeless. It is not yet the height of the rainy season in ...

President Bola Tinubu said he had directed activation of the National Emergency Response Centre in Niger State following flash flooding in the central west that killed at least 115 people.

Better drainage and early warning would help curb losses from a future flood but Nigeria's adaptation plan hasn't been ...

The Niger River, which runs 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles), including more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) in Mali, is becoming increasingly polluted, especially in Bamako. The water is now muddy and ...

Previously, crossing the Niger River here meant hours waiting for a shaky ferry under a blazing sun. Since January 2021, this 640-meter bridge, part of the African Development Bank's Trans-Saharan ...

In an effort to forestall flood disaster, Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has appealed to those residing at the river ...

Witnesses told Human Rights Watch that the arrests took place between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. during a military operation in Diafarabé, along the Niger River in Mali's central Mopti region.

The incident took place on Monday in a rural area on the banks of the Niger river, the activist said. The men were loaded onto a canoe and taken to an island cemetery, where they were killed.

At least 44 officers of Niger Republic’s defence and security forces (FDS) were killed in a deadly ambush by suspected ...