Since gaining independence from France in 1960, Niger has endured four military coups, the latest in 2010. In the past 30 years, it has also experienced two bloody Tuareg rebellions. The most ...
Following last year's Funeral of Injustice, Nigerien desert rocker Mdou Moctar presents an acoustic companion album exploring political failure back home.
The Nigerian songwriter and guitarist's latest record is an acoustic reimagining of 2024's Funeral for Justice.
The Front for the Liberation of Azawad, the Tuareg independence movement based in the country’s north, accused the Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries of intercepting two ...
Khalifa Haftar has released Nigerien opposition figure Mahamadou Saleh, days after his arrest in southern Libya, reportedly ...
But this year's edition of the Festival sur le Niger took place against the backdrop ... while grappling with a much longer history of Tuareg-led rebellion in the north. The festival in Segou ...