N igeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled ...

The last time Niger hit the headlines was in 2005, a year of Old Testament catastrophe in the country: it suffered a drought, a locust swarm, and a famine that threatened the lives of millions.

Hausa is already widely spoken across Niger, particularly in the Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua regions. It is the mother tongue or second language for the vast majority of the country’s 26 million ...

The status of French, which was designated as Niger’ s official language during colonial times, was revoked in March 2025, with Hausa becoming the new official language. This decision has not been ...

Hausa. Niger, Chadawanka village. Woman. 1/1971. EE. neg.no. VII-25, 26." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer. Photographer Elisofon, Eliot ...

Niger’s people are very poor, ... In many ways, Niger and northern Nigeria have much in common culturally and the lingua franca of both regions is Hausa.

On July 26, as a military coup was underway in the West African nation of Niger, the airwaves of Télé Sahel, the state television station, filled with upbeat music videos praising the military.

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The military junta that seized power in Niger last month said over the weekend that it would prosecute the deposed president for treason, even as an intermediary said coup leaders were open to ...