Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tiani, has been sworn in as president for a five-year transition period under a newly established charter, further cementing military rule in the country.

Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, who leads Niger's junta, has been sworn in as president for a five-year transitional term, under a ...

Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of Niger's military junta, has been formally sworn in as the country's President.

Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country’s highest military rank and signed a decree ...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

Islamist militants killed at least 44 civilians and severely injured 13 others during an attack on a mosque in southwest Niger on Friday, the country's defence ministry said.