Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...

In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued by ...

ShareThe Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Environment, Terseer Ugbor has called for massive ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ...

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From polar bears in the Arctic to marine turtles off the coast of Africa, our planet’s diversity of life is at risk from the changing climate. Climate change poses a fundamental threat to the places, ...

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This climate catastrophe also took place as Niger was already suffering under sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The West Africa regional bloc ...

A forecast map from the National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center warns that much of the central, eastern, and southern U.S. could be hit by another wave frigid Arctic air later ...