Hovering on extinction’s edge, West Africa’s last giraffes make a surprising comeback

W. Africa’s last giraffes make surprising comeback

Niger election officials say the ruling party won at polls, despite regional bloc suspension

Niger officials say ruling party won at polls

West African regional group suspends Niger because of disputed elections

NIAMEY, Niger — A regional bloc of African states on Tuesday said it has suspended Niger from the group after the president held controversial parliamentary elections despite boycotts from the opposition.

Niger’s parliamentary elections go ahead despite opposition boycott after referendum

NIAMEY, Niger — An election official says parliamentary elections are going ahead in Niger despite an opposition boycott.

Niger votes ‘yes’ to extending president’s rule in provisional results, election official says

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s electoral commission on Friday released provisional results showing the West African country’s president can extend his rule for years past the constitutional limit, a move critics say grants him near totalitarian powers.

Niger holds controversial vote to remove term limits, grant president 3 more years in power

NIAMEY, Niger — Bolstered by lucrative new uranium and oil projects, Niger’s president has plowed ahead with a referendum likely to extend his rule for years past the constitutional limit and grant him what critics say are near-totalitarian powers.

Niger to hold referendum to remove term-limits, grant president 3 more years in power

NIAMEY, Niger — The president of uranium-rich Niger is pushing forward with a highly controversial referendum Tuesday on a new constitution that would remove term-limits and grant him an unprecendented three-year transitional term with boosted power.

Foes of Niger president say slow-motion coup is under way

NIAMEY, Niger — His opponents call it the “slow-motion coup.”

Niger opposition leader condemns president’s dissolution of top court, calls it a coup

NIAMEY, Niger — Security forces in Niger on Tuesday arrested the country’s main opposition leader, hours after he called for a general strike and accused the president of carrying out the equivalent of a coup by unilaterally dissolving the nation’s top court.