[The New Humanitarian] Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo -Fifteen women and five children among the casualties in region hosting more than 250,000 displaced people.

[DW] 2020 will be the last year in office for Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou. Analysts expect the power transition to be peaceful and in accordance with the constitution, despite the regime's authoritarian proclivities.

[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the reports of the deaths of at least 20 people, among them women and infants, during a stampede for food and cash in Niger's Diffa region on Sunday.

[This Day] Abuja -Nigeria plans to send cheaper electricity to its West African neighbour, Niger Republic, the Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman, has disclosed.

[UNHCR] The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, wrapped up in Burkina Faso a three-nation visit to the Sahel region, and expressed his alarm about the rapidly deteriorating situation across the region, where escalating insecurity has f...