River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa.

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has threatened to withdraw from its mediation efforts in Rivers state because of the ...

Africa is a beautiful continent ... contribute to its ecological and economic significance. The Niger River, which spans 2,600 miles (4,180 kilometers), starts near the Atlantic Ocean, travels ...

Palpable tension has enveloped Rivers State as youth groups, under the auspices of the Niger Delta Youth Council, threaten to shut down oil production across the region over the raging political ...

Fringing the delta of the Niger River, local mangrove forests are essential to biodiversity and the survival of local communities. In Nigeria, scientists, activists and lawyers are joining forces ...

Niger became the first African country ... culmination of nearly fifty years of collaboration in West Africa to control or eliminate river blindness. According to a press release by The End ...

since he first entered the business in 2001 and continuing even after Niger’s government made it illegal in 2015. The flow of travelers has not stopped, and it will not stop. West Africa’s ...

Niger lies in a region of West Africa known as the Sahel. This area has been afflicted with numerous coups in recent years that have made it the "longest corridor of military rule on Earth," The ...

Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...

Scientists have used Earth observational data detected using satellites, AI technology and imaging more commonly applied in healthcare settings to reveal the direct impact of oil pollution on the ...