Niger's capital Niamey has been almost completely ... The main routes out of the city of about 1.5 million are mostly under water, and about 11,500 of its inhabitants have been affected by the ...

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said. The ...

An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city ... hundreds of kilometers (miles) away from the capital city of Niamey – for more than 20 years.

A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...

away from the capital city of Niamey, for more than 20 years. No group claimed responsibility for her abduction. So far, Niger authorities have not provided any comments on the incident.

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger's Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time a European citizen is known ...