Outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou is stepping down after two five-year terms. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world and is facing a security threat from Islamist militants in the ...

Five former African heads of state gathered in Kara, northern Togo, on Wednesday to pay tribute to the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, exactly 20 years after his passing.The commemoration ceremony ...