Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a military coup two weeks ago, was put under house arrest along with his wife and son. While the family has been living on rice and canned goods, a ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Shoppers in Niger's coup-hit capital Niamey face soaring prices for basic foods since the military takeover triggered trade sanctions from West African neighbours. At one ...

A coup in July 2023 rattled Niger’s political scene, leading to widespread instability and accelerating the nation’s existing humanitarian plight. Tensions between the new military regime and ...

Relief food supplies begin to arrive in the West African nation of Niger, months after calls for help first went out. The United Nations says it will feed 2.5 million people, but food shortages are ...

The president of Niger acknowledges a poor harvest and problems with locusts. But he rejects international claims of severe famine and starvation. There are concerns that past delays in accepting food ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Foreign aid covered 80 percent of Niger's needs during this year's food crisis, Nigerien officials say, but the United Nations has warned that the country must rein in its ...

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan toured the hunger-stricken desert nation of Niger on Tuesday, and a French aid group criticized the world body for an allegedly slow and “inadequate” response to the ...

Border closures and a freeze on financial transactions imposed after soldiers seized power are hurting millions, while Western nations remain divided over what to do. By Elian Peltier Reporting from ...

DALLI, Niger (Reuters) - United Nations humanitarian agencies sounded the alarm on Tuesday about a growing food crisis in the West African state of Niger, but said it was too soon to talk of famine.