NIAMEY (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Full story
MAKALONDI, Niger (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - U.S. military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a U.N.-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighboring Mali, senior military officers said on Thursday. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger is offering cash rewards to anyone reporting a case of Guinea worm as part of efforts to permanently eradicate the parasitic disease in the impoverished West African nation, the health ministry said. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Some 800,000 people will require food aid in Niger in the coming months despite a good harvest last year due to problems supplying cereals to markets, which have pushed up prices, and an influx of Malian refugees, the United Nations said. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger jailed a close ally of former president Mamadou Tandja on Monday on suspicion of embezzling some 20 billion CFA francs ($40 million) as head of the state electricity company, judicial sources said. Full story
Fmr. Asst. Secretary of State P.J. Crowley joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to discuss the U.S. military presence in North Africa and John Kerry’s first trip oversees as Secretary of State.
A worker carries a load of some 100 kg of cereal to a pirogue to be transported on the Niger river in the harbor of Mopti February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Florin Iorganda
French President Francois Hollande descends the steps with Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou after a meeting in at the Elysee Palace Paris May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)
French President Francois Hollande kisses Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou goodbye in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou talks to journalists after a meeting with French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)
