Niger has registered 157 cases of meningitis that have resulted in 11 deaths this year, but there is no epidemic of the bacterial infection anywhere...

NIGER: Is Plumpy-nut ready to grow up?

A hugely beneficial nutritious snack called Plumpy’nut should be commercially available and marketed much more aggressively if it is to have a...

NIGER: Mine explosion in Niamey

A landmine that exploded under a car in the Nigerien capital Niamey on 8 January killed one civilian and wounded another, agencies report.According...

NIGER: Where childhood ends on the marriage bed

Fifteen-year-old Hadjo Garbo’s child-like features belie a history more tragic and life-altering than many adults four times her age will have...

NIGER: Botched birth survivors battle fistula

Niger is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth.Thirty women lolling on mats outside a non-governmental organisation (NGO)...

NIGER: Army, rebels commit abuses against civilians, rights groups say

The Nigerien army and rebels in the country have yet to formally respond to charges by rights groups that both sides are committing abuses against...

NIGER: Why are so many mothers dying?

Every two hours in Niger a woman will die during her pregnancy or while delivering a baby - a symptom of under-resourced health services, neglected...

NIGER: Population explosion threatens development gains

If the people of Niger (Nigeriens) remain uninformed about family planning and keep reproducing at the current rate the country’s population will...

NIGER: Humanitarian access cut to north

Indiscriminately laid landmines, a sceptical government and a rebel group that has attacked aid workers are obstacles that will have to be overcome...

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