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Between 2001 and 2011, Niger's overall rate of enrolment for girls rose from 29 to 63 percent, according to the Ministry of Education. Credit: Alessandro Vannucci/CC BY 2.0 A decade ago, less than a third of school-aged girls in Niger were in ...

MAKALONDI, Niger - 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. Though ...

Niamey - The US will help train African troops in Niger. The troops will then take part in the UN-backed offensive against Islamic militants in neighbouring Mali. have provided support for the French-led military mission that began January 11 in ...

Since a young age Nigerien singer Omara Moctar, popularly known as Bombino, has been a fan of Jimmy Hendrix. He now makes his own rock'n'roll music rooted in traditional Tuareg music. Before 2009, Bombino was little known outside sub-Saharan ...

At least five suicide bombers died in northern Mali on Friday in attacks aimed at Malian and Nigerien troops which failed to inflict serious casualties on their targets, a spokesman for Mali's army said. One of the towns hit was Gossi, the furthest ...

BAMAKO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The MISMA mission commander, Nigerien general Yaya Seyni Garba, died of illness Saturday morning in the Malian capital Bamako. "The general worked till 10:00 p.m. on Friday night. Nobody knew what kind of illness. This ...

A military aircraft crashed on Thursday afternoon at an air force base in southern Nigeria's River State, aviation sources said. The sources, who declined to be named, told Xinhua that casualties were yet to be counted by officials after the ...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou during his arrival at Niamey airport April 15, 2013. Article Highlights Western diplomats should not dismiss Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's West African tour last ...

Synopsis The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Nigerien non-life insurance market, including: - The Nigerien non-life insurance industry overview and market size - The current trends and drivers of the ...