Niamey

Nigerien soldiers patrol at the border with neighbouring Nigeria near the town of Diffa.

Why the US military is building a drone base in Niger

Conflict

The $110 million drone base is slated to open later this year. Residents of the city of Algadez have a lot of conspiracy theories about exactly why US troops are nearby.

Guitarist Bombino is Dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of West Africa

Arts, Culture & Media

Saddi Gadhafi Flees to Niger

Ongoing Questions Concerning the Whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi

Global Politics
The World

Niger’s songwriter Bombino

Arts, Culture & Media