The lapis-lazuli deposits at Sar-e-Sang in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, have provided the raw material for objects fashioned of this stone since the earliest civilizations. The mine, which lies in the ...

In the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris has revealed that he facilitated 30 federal appointments for Niger State indigenes. Idris made this known in Niger State while ...

Niger Republic’s Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has alleged that France is providing financial support to Nigerian authorities to establish a military base in Borno State. Tiani ...

Sharon Stone is pitching in to help those who have been impacted by the wildfires that have swept through several Los Angeles neighborhoods by opening her home as a safe haven and activating a ...

The Federal Government on Thursday knocked Niger Republic’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, who alleged collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilise his country.

Tchiani further alleged that the Nigerian government is aware of these intentions and has been complicit in France’s destabilisation efforts in the region. Social activist and former federal ...

Niger Republic’s Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has alleged that France is providing financial support to Nigerian authorities to establish a military base in Borno State. General Tiani ...

French nuclear fuel company, Orano, on Friday opened international arbitration proceedings against Niger. The move follows several months of unsuccessful attempts at mediation and conciliation ...

By Jon Gertner In 1972, Edward Stone was working as a physics professor at the California Institute of Technology when he was asked to become the lead scientist for a new, hugely ambitious NASA ...

Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation. In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani ...

The Nigerian government has denied any involvement in the recent attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline. The attack is believed to have been launched by Lakurawa, a terrorist group operating in ...