Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tiani, has been sworn in as president for a five-year transition period under a newly established charter, further cementing military rule in the country.

Egypt solidified its lead in Group A of the qualifiers and increased its chances of reaching the 2026 World Cup.

Niger's ruling junta said there would be a five-year transition to constitutional rule starting from Wednesday, in an announcement during a signing ceremony for a new transition charter.

Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country’s highest military rank and signed a decree ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a ...

About 20 worshippers were also injured in the attack carried out last Friday by assailants from the so-called Islamic State ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.